Jenny Owen Youngs has released “Knife Went In,” the second single from her forthcoming album Avalanche, set for release September 22 on Yep Roc Records. The contemplative folk-rock track is buoyed by Youngs’ intoxicating melodic line and imagistic lyrics. She sings, “Hold me, hold me close / You’re the only one who knows / You’re the only one I need / So keep holding onto me.” Equal parts lovestruck and skeptical, the song is an examination of the grace one can feel when in the midst of an accelerated romance.
Says Youngs about the track, “There’s nothing quite like the feeling of meeting someone and discovering that their scars match your own, so to speak; this can create the opportunity for accelerated intimacy. This song is concerned with reveling in that closeness.”
“Knife Went In” is accompanied by a performance video featuring album collaborator Peter Silberman of the Brooklyn indie rock group The Antlers. Check out both the performance and the studio version below, and pre-order Avalanche here.
