Upcoming Release: The Knife - Shaking the Habitual


The news that The Knife is releasing a new album this April is so big, my ex boyfriend reached out to me to say, “help me keep an eye on this.” I assume there’s almost always something that transcends a breakup, that cuts through the silence; for us, it’s Shaking the Habitual, The Knife’s fourth studio album.

The album artwork and tracklist were recently published, along with a video for Track 2, “Full of Fire.” Pitchfork called it a “trailer for the album,” which sounds a little dramatic; after all, could a nine minute video really show us what Shaking the Habitual is all about?

The “Full of Fire” music video, made by fellow Swede Marit Östberg, is a breathtakingly open depiction of cozy city living juxtaposed with so-called underground postures and relationships. The images perfectly mirror Karin Dreijer Andersson’s magnificently deep screeching, which is layered inside and out brother Olof Dreijer’s pounding, cold-sweat beats.

I’ve closely followed The Knife and Fever Ray—Karin’s solo project—since I discovered them (oh, when did I meet old whatshisname…?). And I’m always excited by the ever-changing, funky-dark, winsome nature of their music. If Shaking the Habitual trails on in a similar fashion, I think we have a masterpiece on the way.



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