The Knife (Official Thread)

[Chromefox]

I just dipped into this Swedish electronica duo's fourth album, Silent Shout today and was curiously pleased by what I found. As a fan of music who is admittedly partial to traditional instruments, a purely-electronic album was not something I'd anticipate being so intrigued by, but Karen Dreijer Andersson's (Fever Ray) eerie, pitch-shifted melodies laid amongst watery, electronic beats is considerably more accessible than I'd anticipated after seeing the video forWe Share Our Mothers' Health the first time. Screw MGMT; The Knife is pop for hipsters. :-d

I don't really expect much to come of this thread, I just wanted to see what others had to say. Silent Shout is interesting, but I have no idea how regularly I'd listen to it.

Spoons:
- The Knife
- Silent Shout
- Their other albums
- Fever Ray
- Sweden
- Electropop

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[Cuddleworthy]

I love "Heartbeats" off Deep Cut - so catchy. Both albums are great all around though.

[Chromefox]

Like a Pen was probably my favourite track off of Silent Shout. Definitely intend to pick this one up. If an album is interesting enough to me that I feel I need to play it at least twice in a row, it's usually a good indicator of my appreciation for it.

[meroki22]

We Share Our Mothers Health makes my booty shake.

[Dr. Noisewater]

I just dipped into this Swedish electronica duo's fourth album, Silent Shout today and was curiously pleased by what I found. As a fan of music who is admittedly partial to traditional instruments, a purely-electronic album was not something I'd anticipate being so intrigued by, but Karen Dreijer Andersson's (Fever Ray) eerie, pitch-shifted melodies laid amongst watery, electronic beats is considerably more accessible than I'd anticipated after seeing the video forWe Share Our Mothers' Health the first time. Screw MGMT; The Knife is pop for hipsters. :-d

I don't really expect much to come of this thread, I just wanted to see what others had to say. Silent Shout is interesting, but I have no idea how regularly I'd listen to it.

Spoons:
- The Knife
- Silent Shout
- Their other albums
- Fever Ray
- Sweden
- Electropop

grab everything that you can by the knife they're amazing, once I started listening to them I got addicted pretty quickly. check out royksopp as well they're from norway and karin has contributed vocals to a couple of their songs (that's how i found out about the knife, i wondered who the girl with the awesome voice was). MGMT doesn't even come close to either of these groups.

[Chromefox]

I'm actually really wanting to listen to this album again, but refuse to do so until I purchase it.

[briewer]

I love them. and not just because pitchfork does.

[Dr. Noisewater]

I'm actually really wanting to listen to this album again, but refuse to do so until I purchase it.

buy them all they're glorious, you won't be dissapointed

[Chromefox]

Silent Shout is mine in like, a week. Ordered it this morning. Very pleased. Can't wait.

[Chromefox]

There, put up videos for people too lazy to go listen to a whole album.

I just listened to Deep Cuts the first time the other night, and I've just got to say that ending the album on Hangin' Out was a horrible decision, because I can't really remember anything else of the album except how crass that one song was. Pity.

[bradnewman]

the new hour and a half opera,Tomorrow, In a Year, has leaked. im half way through. i dont know what to think yet.

[Kid B]

The other day I decided to listen to this band. I listened to the first two songs off of Silent Shout and shut it off. Either I was really not in the mood, or I will never get this band.

[kearn1tm]

They're okay, but Saetia's lyrics are better than The Knife's because of passion and shit.

[Cuddleworthy]

agreed

[oddwithoutend]

Love Slient Shout.

[Chromefox]

I'm pretty interested in the idea of an electronica opera though, I must say.

Deep Cuts was patchy. All I really remember about it was the last song, which is a horrible way to end an album and a bad note to remember it on.

[DejaNew]

The new opera album is pretty cool. Discovered Silent Shout back in October too, really enjoy it. Especially We Share Our Mother's Health.

[Chromefox]

Yesss. That and Like a Pen are my favourite tracks.

[DejaNew]

Yesss. That and Like a Pen are my favourite tracks.
I'm so glad that you like them. They've opened me up to alot of new electronic music.

[Chromefox]

I definitely never expected to be a fan of anything like The Knife. I imagine them opening doors for me too.

[DejaNew]

Trust me, it definitely will. With the discovery of The Knife, I was able to start enjoying bands like Boards Of Canada, jj, Daft Punk, Amon Tobin, Four Tet, Owen Pallett, Aphex Twin, etc. I know not one of those is the same, but I find similarities in all of their music.

[Chromefox]

I am taking note of those names.

[MyWorldEntire]

Have never listened to the duo, probably should do so at some point.

[Boxer]

Silent Shout is a terrific album, one of my favourites, but I find going backwards in her discography is a bit underwhelming.

Surprised there's been no mention of Fever Ray yet, other than in the original post? Almost as good as Silent Shout for me. Almost.

[Kid B]

They're okay, but Saetia's lyrics are better than The Knife's because of passion and shit.
good one

[kearn1tm]

good one

I know your life of ageism is rough, and I'd hate to add to it, so I'll leave it at that (I never "leave it at that").

[kearn1tm]

The Knife's okay.

[DejaNew]

The Knife's okay.
Dece.

[Chromefox]

Fever Ray seems like a bit of a pointless monkier. I realize that it's a solo album, but it really doesn't stray from The Knife. Kind of disappointing in that respect. I wish that if she was going to go out there alone, she'd have done something really different from The Knife.

[DePeachMode]

I really like The Knife but I really hate Fever Ray. Is this weird at all?

[Chromefox]

Kind of, since they're so much the same.

[DePeachMode]

Kind of, since they're so much the same.

Well, I wouldn't say they're THAT similar.

[Chromefox]

It's not exactly a grand departure though. Fever Ray feels like it could have been another Knife album.

[DePeachMode]

It's not exactly a grand departure though. Fever Ray feels like it could have been another Knife album.

It's the small details and departures that make or break an album, though. All I know is, I really didn't enjoy Fever Ray.

[Chromefox]

Nothing wrong with that, and thinking about it, it's not really weird either. If it were a Knife album, it would just be your least favourite. That's reasonable.

[AdamJL]

I had to find this because The Knife is one of my favorite bands lol Definitely my number one favorite Indie band.