I've always sort of hated the Knife, but…

[kingdodongo]

This fucking Fever Ray album is incredible, hot, dark shit. Fever Ray is the solo project from Karen Dreijer, one half of Swedish indie darlings The Knife (who I've never really given a shit about). I can't stop listening to this album today. And fucking Charles Burns did the cover:



You can check out an equally astounding Fuck Buttons remix of her first single, "If I Had A Heart," over at Stereogum.

And here is the creepy & gorgeous video for said first single:

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Album is out now via digital download. Look out for it.