The Book of Knots is an American experimental art rock band formed in 2003, in Brooklin, New York, by Matthias Bossi (drums), Joel Hamilton (guitars, vocals), Tony Maimone (bass), and Carla Kihlstedt (violin, vocals).
Its members have played or worked with various acts previously, including Skeleton Key, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Shiner, Battle of Mice, Sparklehorse, Elvis Costello, Unsane, Pere Ubu, Frank Black, They Might Be Giants and more. They have released 3 records so far: ‘The Book of Knots’ (2004), ‘Traineater’ (2007), and ‘Garden of Fainting Stars’ (2011). The songs here are fom their second album, ‘Traineater’.
