Fever Ray
Country of origin:
Sweden
Type of music generally:
Edgy, dark, ectronic, evocative/eclectic
Status:
Most recent release, Plunge Remix (remixes, 2019); most recent studio release, Plunge (2017)
See also:
Fever Ray's site
Comparisons:
Björk
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of The Knife, launches an intriguing solo career.
Recommended first album:
Fever Ray
Recordings:
- Fever Ray (2009)
- Live in Luleå (live, 2009)
- Plunge (2017)
- Live at Troxy (live, 2019)
- Plunge Remix (remixes, 2019)
Fever Ray
Release info:
2009
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Fever Ray—vocals
Guest artists:
Hampus Lundgren—double bass (track 8)
Cecilia Nordlund—vocals (track 9)
Produced by:
Fever Ray, Christoffer Berg, Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid
Comments:
One of my top albums of 2009. A surprise. On the first two listens, I absolutely hated the coldness of this, but very slowly it crept in, its icy elegance working its way under my skin. Not easy listening, but gripping. There's something icily beautiful and surreal about it. This one's definitely in my top ten. (adamk@zoom.co.uk)I had no idea this album existed, and am ashamed of myself, it's really amazing. It's the woman from the Knife doing a more downtempo solo project. I've seen the album compared to Homogenic, my favorite Björk album, which is a totally fair and well-earned comparison. (timjy@sbcglobal.net)
I was hooked on Karin Dreijer Andersson's voice when I first heard it in Rvyksopp's amazing "What Else Is There?" but I didn't have a lot of luck getting into her first group (The Knife.) Then she starts a solo project (Fever Ray) and I am amazed. I don't know how to describe the songs to do them justice. Just watch. And listen. There are quite a few videos and they are all amazing. One of my top ten of 2009. (jonwesleyhuff@gmail.com)
Another album I greatly enjoyed this year. (lasherboy@gmail.com)
An obsession. One of my top ten of 2009. (christina_skov@hotmail.com)
Really cool stuff. One of my top of 2009. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
One of my top ten of 2009. (gordodo@optonline.net)
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