The group takes influences from such acts as The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Dillinger Four, The Replacements, and My Morning Jacket.
[2] The Knew's debut LP, Pulpería, was charted on the CMJ 200 in May 2010 and received favorable reviews from local and national press, with The Onion citing each track as having a "renewed complexity and diversity of emotion... a rich, enjoyable listen".
[3] The Knew's second full length, Man Monster, was released in August 2012 to critical acclaim.
[5] The Knew also recorded a Daytrotter Session in 2013, which features previously unreleased songs and different versions of older material.
The Knew released their third full-length album, Schmew, in September 2015 under the Greater Than Collective label.