Plunge
On her second album as Fever Ray, Karin Dreijer is more conflicted, more manic—and more in love, too.
One of the prevailing themes of The Knife’s unwieldy, unruly 2013 album Shaking The Habitual is right there in the title: breaking from norms and destroying expectations. Influenced by the writings of feminist and queer theory scholars, the Swedish sister-brother duo fixated on questioning the strict, pointless rules…
Endlessly innovative, Karin Dreijer of The Knife's second album as Fever Ray marks the return of an iconic creative voice.
Eight years is a long time to wait between albums, but in the case of Karin Dreijer's solo project, Fever Ray, it was worth the wait.
It's been eight years since Fever Ray's self-titled debut album - now Karin Dreijer (The Knife) has returns with a second album about politics and sex.
The solo project of Karin Dreijer (one half of the excellent electronic duo the Knife) could not arrive at a better time.
'Plunge' by Fever Ray: Our review finds Fever Ray pushing the limits on 'Plunge' while escaping accessibility at times.
Swedish maverick returns after nearly a decade away with avant-electro-pop paean to sexual freedom. CD New Music review by Thomas H Green