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The Knife is one of those musical duos that never gets old. The duo is Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson. They are based in Stockholm, Sweden and have made music together since 1999. The most interesting part about The Knife is that their sound varies appreciably. On one hand you have fun, relaxing tracks and on the other you have deep, dark and mysteriously strange. I don’t plan on posting those tracks for the sake of maintaining this as a ‘Songs for Singing’ post.
The first track up is ‘Heartbeats’ followed by three others. For clarification, ‘Heartbeats’ was written by The Knife then later covered by fellow Swede José Gonzales. The Knife was at first concerned about letting José cover the song, but changed their minds upon the realization that the extra exposure could bring positivity to the label in the form of funding.
The Knife – Heartbeats from the Deep Cuts Album
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The Knife – Girls’ Night Out from the Deep Cuts Album
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The Knife – The Captain from the Silent Shout Album
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The Knife – Pass This On from the Deep Cuts Album
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Good call buddy. the knife is sharp…
I love the album artwork you created! This band has got to be one of the most unique creative bands. I love the dark, yet, mysterious feel to the music and beats.
Michael–I didn’t create the artwork, rather I just upscaled + color corrected it from the found image.
I love The Knife as well, their music is lush and sparse at the same time. It’s really easy to lose yourself in their tracks. I still haven’t found anyone else quite like them.
Their music will never get old to me. I still listen to their music in some of my day to day playlists. I really love Karin’s Fever Ray material as well.