Fever Ray

Once you watch the video below it should be blindingly obvious who Karin Dreijer Andersson is. One half of The Knife, whose 2006 album Silent Shout was one of the most strikingly innovative and exciting albums of the year in electronic music, Andersson is now embarking on a solo project under the moniker Fever Ray. Her eerie enchanting voice has not changed, but if the initial release If I had a Heart is anything to do by, her style is a whole world darker than that of the Knife. As she puts it herself, it is a "stirring mantra, a boundless loop, a deep sleep spreading over fields and endless oceans. A dark evocation of hope and a demand for “more, give me more”. There you have it...

The Fever Ray album will be released in March, but is available on digital download now

Word of warning: this video is scary