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Well produced, some interesting stuff, but it wasn’t for me.
Vocals are kind of weird, but I didn’t dislike them, and the music is really cool.
Well, at least it's something different. My streak of albums from artists I recognize is now over, as I have never heard of this before. Fortunately, that is not a sign of the album's quality. I had no expectations going into this. How do I feel after listening to it? It's alright. It's solid. I didn't love it, but I'd say this is a good album all things considered. It's not the most original album ever. I can definitely see where the Björk comparisons are coming from. However, I do think they're a bit overblown. This is still a different type of listen. It's not as good of a listen as Björk's better albums, but it's still different. The sound is somewhat interesting, as are the vocals. The writing's fine. It's not the most memorable, but what are you gonna do about it? I like this album, but it's not really my thing in some regards. I can see why they felt like including this on the list, but I can also completely understand why it was removed in later versions of the book. High 3/5.
Reminds me of a Swedish Sia mixed with Billie Eilish. In a way this album was slightly ahead of its time, but still not very much for me. Notable Tracks: - If I Had a Heart - When I Grow Up - Dry and Dusty - Super Mario Galaxy sand world vibes - I'm Not Done 5/10
Meh
OK I guess.
I’m just not cool enough for this. It’s droning.
мрачняк какой-то, хватило на полтора раза
I’d heard favorably of Fever Ray, but mentally conflated them as Sugar Ray (very different), so I never sought their music out. This appeared as my album today, and I was prepared not to care. A few seconds in, I was like, hey, this is pretty cool, definitely not like Sugar Ray. The vocals kicked in and I thought, wow, this band is really influenced by The Knife. Five seconds later, I was like hold-up, this IS The Knife!!! How did this album slip under my radar for more than a decade? Circa 2009, Silent Shout held a perpetual slot in my car’s cd changer (remember those?). I’ve always held Silent Shout as a perfect album of which I base the quality of all other albums to. My friend even went as far as to say she wanted her eventual funeral to simply be a closed casket listening party of Silent Shout, as these songs could convey to her family and friends everything that she was in life. The Knife albums after Silent Shout have all paled in comparison to me, but suddenly, dropped at my feet, is the true sequel (and equal) to SS. Less dancy and more atmospheric, this achieves everything I would’ve liked in a follow up. Thematically, I even see continuity between songs- think Concrete Walls and From Off to On, both featuring at-home ennui with TVs on at all hours. After only two listens, I know already that I’m adding this to my mental collection of baseline go-tos, right next to Silent Shout. 9th review here, and so glad to have found something so valuable to me so soon. This is the very reason I started following this list.
Somehow this album perfectly encapsulates the hangover I'm currently working through and I'm not sure how that makes me feel.. I thought the vocals in "Dry and Dusty" were just in my head, but no, they're right there! Honestly I don't have a ton to say on this album either way but I don't think I'll be revisiting it anytime soon.
Nothing notable.
Odd synth-propelled album that plays around with accents more than atmospheres. I think this sort of sound is better accomplished by the likes of Air or Sweet Trip, though maybe that's not exactly what Fever Ray is going for. Either way, this album never quite clicked for me.
It's not my taste, but it's made well and different enough to be on the list. They probably wanted to sound like this. Very minimalistic. Favorite song: Seven (which is actually the 4th song)
The first song on the album (If I Had a Heart) is the theme song from the TV show Vikings. The whole album is like that. Super airy electronic music. Odd, but interesting. I don't hate it. Dude was a member of the Swedish electronic group The Knife before creating this band. I was expecting another garbage electronica album, but this is good. The whole thing has a Norse feel to it too. Which is why it is so fitting as a theme song for a show about vikings I suppose. Favourite songs: If I Had a Heart, Keep the Streets Empty for Me, When I Grow Up, Triangle Walks Least favourite songs: Concrete Walls, Coconut 3/5
Artpop, synthpop. Pretty good, I liked how mellow and introspective it was. Couldn't really pay attention to the lyrics but the bits I heard were cool. Might not be entirely my cup of tea but I understand it. Given the right atmosphere I could really dig it. 4/5
That was…….interesting?
Minimalist electro beats with somewhat experimental pop leaning vocals - pitch modulations and unconventional but still kinda catchy melodies (but not always). The music seems to lack energy and vitality - it feels cold, detached. That’s not a problem per se, but nothing here really gets me excited, hooked, or stands out as notable. It just didn’t make me feel anything.
This was not as bad as most electronic music on this list. It just wasn't that great either. Still at least it was interesting. Strong 2.
Good artpop album with a mellow mood. It was an enjoyable listen most of the time.
3.5 stars. pretty cool.
Idk why I’m so embarrassed to give 5 stars to things that music bros might not give 5 stars. Literally nobody knows who I am on here
Kinda weird. I was into it.
The Knife is rad. It is a bit unsettling though
Interesting album! Wouldn't revisit but it was decent.
Some interesting stuff, but the interesting pretty much just balances the weird
If I wanted to listen to Electronic music from Scandinavia, I’d just listen to Björk
Really bad, don’t like it, yucky, ugly. 1.1/10.
This really wasn’t anything I enjoyed. Too experimental and not sonically interesting to listen to. She doesn’t have a bad singing voice, but she hardly sings here. Moreso croaks. Standout: Keep the Streets Empty For Me.
A compilation of electronic experiments. I nearly fell asleep after the second track
When the aliens arrive I think they will be listening to this album. There is a strange but appealing feel to it that gets 5 stars or A- as a rating from me.
Pleasant call-waiting music with whiny, discordant vocals. Not for me.
Experimental, slowish, not really my cup of tea
Super weird and spacey. I enjoyed this one quite a bit.
I like their voice. Solid sound.
This is a study in atmosphere and mood and texture, all icy and ethereal and hypnotic and robotic yet also full of (human) childlike wonder. As a Fever Ray fan I’ll admit I tend to gravitate to the poppier moments on their next two albums rather than playing the debut all the way through, but I suspect, not having read the reviews yet, that this album will be too challenging for many and could do with some extra love, so it’s a 3.5 / 4 from me.
When I first discovered Fever Ray I was hooked, I devoured everything including The Knife. If I Had a Heart, When I Grow Up, Keep the Streets Empty For Me are certainly standouts on this album but even tracks like Now's the Only Time I Know get stuck in my head.
I dig this kinda thing, though it falls a little short of Dead Can Dance which is presumably what it's shooting for. Wait..... there's no Dead Can Dance on the list? DIIIIIIIMERY!!! 😡 Anyway, yeah, I like this album - the theme tune to Vikings is awesome, and not many of the other tunes hit that level unfortunately. Fave tracks "If I Had a Heart", "Now's the Only Time I Know", and "Keep the Streets Empty For Me"...
Hoy toca escuchar a unx artista que tenía agendadx (no se alarmen con las x: es una manera más simple para definir a alguien queer/no binario). Siempre me gustó The Knife y tiempo después me enteré de la faceta solista de Karin Dreijer: a veces los algoritmos tiran buena data pero entre tanta información recomendada, uno se pierde. Es indudable su presencia y cómo prima la onda The Knife en todo. Disco sumamente introspectivo, colgado: más que la banda. Todo muy etéreo y soñado. Me encantó.
Don’t like as much as the knife but pretty good. Confusing while driving because some of the beeps sound like my turn signal
chill vibe, I liked it
Are you Jimmy Ray? No, not as fun. Are you Sugar Ray? No, not as catchy. Are you Fever Ray? Yes I am, and my production is quite nice but the vocals are annoying as fuck, annoying as fuuuuu-uuuuck.
Should be called Death Ray. Made me wish for a fever. But I love The Knife. Solo, her weirdness is not enhanced by great, upbeat Scandinavian techno. Too slow. With her brother, however, The Knife rules.
I've had some songs from this on my computer from some music blog since 2009. Didn't know the connection to the Knife before now. Just very slightly disappointed that this is semi-bigshot producer stuff coming down the pipe and not the weirdo eastern Canada basement thing I thought it might be based on where I found it. Feels very of its late-00s time. A rare case where that's not a bad thing. A solid 3.5, rounding up for uniqueness on the list. (⌐■_■): (⌐■_■).
This one caught me by surprise a bit, as a thing that doesn’t seem like it would be in my wheelhouse but kind of is. I’ve never cared much for The Knife, maybe I was just assuming based on that. Anyway I could easily see this growing on me. Dreijer is real weird in a cool way.
In the same vein as portishead, this soulful band is a nice chill friday blues. I don't love it, but it's fine music for working to.
5 / 10 Música electrónica, tipo New Age. Sin demasiado interés.
Fun electronica, maybe 10 years ago I'd be very into it.
pure questo non parte mai... un pò piatto
Album 473 of 1001 Fever Ray - Fever Ray Rating : 2 / 5 More Electronica BS. Again...not for me, though it wasn't the worst I've heard.
I live in the same city as Fever Ray started. We have a good music base here and quite a few people find fame. It is special. Also, I have never heard of Fever Ray even with the youtube recommendation algorythm and internet radio and ... my just being part of that pseudo-genre that they are in. Needless to say I was very excited to make this discovery and once again thank the 1001 album web-site for this experience. Funny how some of my favorite music will have like 10000 views in 7 years and a local band within my interest has millions of views over dozens of songs and I had never heard (or maybe offhand that one song one time) anything from them... The music world is so weird. I love it.
many other complaints but the disgusting sound of lips on the opening track are basically an automatic 1 on their own
It’s actually pretty good - another example of why I really wish this project had half stars. Because I liked this more than I liked Aerosmith, which I gave 3 stars, but I don’t think it’s enough to give 4 stars. Overall, solid electronic dream pop-y music. I actually like it quite a bit, musically, but the singers voice isn’t very good, so that knocks it down a peg for me.
rigtig stemningsfuldt og lækkert. Vinteralbum
Mega 1.g-core album. Elsker produktionen her, det er sådan en fed organisk lyd, og generelt lækre sange! Det er den Fever Ray plade der lyder mindst som en The Knife plade
Overraskende fed. Jeg har altid haft lidt en svært forhold til Karin's stemme i det her Fever Ray projekt, men jeg har heller aldrig hørt den her plade før. Den her plade er relativt nem at lade sig forføre af og bare glide med på rejsen.
This is one of my top albums of all time, definitely a desert island album.
A lot of nice soundscapes in there. I really liked the dark ambient tones in the first song. The rest of the album was more upbeat but still nice.
I didn't love this but it wasn't bad either. It kind of reminds me of a darker yet more palatable Bjork.
I really enjoyed this one, it's got a great feel. The lyrics are sometimes awkward, but that is easily forgivable. Favorite track: "Keep the Streets Empty For Me."
Pelkäsin alun perusteella albumin jäävän hymistelyksi ja kolisteluksi, mutta ei niin käynytkään! Mukavaa kuunneltavaa, syksyisen synkkää. Ihan vähän jää tylsän puolelle, kun koukkuja ei ole tai ne eivät pääse kovin hyvin esille, kaipaan siis snadisti lisää poppia mukaan. Kuulostaa vähän kuin FKA twigs olisi jalostanut tästä levystä iskevämmän version omaan tuotantoonsa.
Aristi täydentää oman aikansa minimalistisia elektrotaustoja (tyylikeino jota en ole koskaan ihan ymmärtänyt) lempeällä kauhulla. Tärkeämpää on kuitenkin se, että levyllä on biisit kunnossa: esim. avaus on kekseliäästi skandifioitu blues, ja kakkonen on ihan vain melodisesti ja tulkinnallisesti toimiva.
I'm a huge fan of The Knife and Fever Ray. I love their Swedish electronic weirdness and their witty and sharp lyrics. This album has a lot of dark droning soundscapes, and it feels uniquely Karin versus what she was doing with The Knife. It's darker and more melancholy than her previous work. If you fast forward to today, her Radical Romantics feels almost exactly like The Knife (maybe because her brother contributed to the album). Ahh, I adore this band. I swooned when I saw them perform with Christeene in Austin last year. It was easily my favorite show of the year, and it was the queerest, gayest audience ever. It makes sense given how uniquely strange Fever Ray is. Karin always performs in some sort of freaky character, and there's a good amount of raunch a la John Waters. Excellent album, and I wish The Knife would pop up on this challenge.
Some of this I really enjoyed. Some of it, not so much.
Interesting. Enjoyed.
Not for me
Not my taste
Like 3.7/5
Idk about this one. I started off loving it and then it all got a bit samey. Kind of disappointed
Too slow, depressing, didn't enjoy voices
Fantastic stuff, dark and atmospheric. Love what they are doing vocally. If you like this you will almost definitely like Holly Herndon, who sounds quite similar in places.
Interesting but not really for me.
An interesting and unique album, but certainly not one to which I shall be listening again.
Are there songs on this that I like? Sure! Do I think everyone needs to hear the Vikings theme song? Maybe not!
4 stars, had only heard If I had a heart before - thoroughly enjoyed the album
Ah Swedish electronic music. Makes me think of all the better electronic albums that aren’t on this list but Sweden is much closer to the UK.
Certainly not what I was expecting, I think I read it as "Sugar Ray." This does not contain any feel-good poolside summer anthems, instead it's some cavernous electronic art-pop. I thought it was two vocalists at first, a man and woman, but it's just a woman using various vocal effects. Sometimes she sounds like Bjork, which unfortunately isn't a compliment. Some cool, spooky type of songs on here, I especially dug the first track. Pretty good album, not sure if it's "must listen before death" material but I do like it. Favorite tracks: If I Had a Heart, Dry and Dusty, Concrete Walls. Album art: Cool, picture, a modern woman in a hoodie standing in front of an old village. She's doing some sort of wizardry with her hands, creating "Fever Ray" before our eyes. It all makes sense to me. 3.5/5
Haunting, dark and mysterious. Fever Ray has always made me believe they are alien music sent here to enchant us and lull us into a mysterious spell. The vocals and music are moving, almost cinematic in nature. Very unique in sound and unlike anything else other than maybe…Bjork or Sigur Ros (yes, both Icelandic).
First 2 tracks were stand outs and promise of something great that never fully materialised,
I've always liked the Knife, but this album never really wowed me. On relisten I wish there was more variety across the tracklist. Still good, but could be better. 3/5.
Grandiose artsy pop. Didn’t really catch my interest.
Absolute respect for their work. Throughout is well-crafted music. Not my style but enjoyed it all.
There’s an occasional fun best with the drums but other than that it’s not good.
I am rating this almost a year after listening to it because apparently I didnt rate it at the time....its fine...I wish I didnt have to come back to it
I loved the Knife. I had no idea Karin Dreijer from the Knife is behind Fever Ray until a few months ago. I also liked the show Vikings but always thought the theme song was out of place. They are a genius but this album is dull. I know it is meant to be dark and dreary but you can achieve that with out being dull. something the Knife never where. I did enjoy this album but overall felt there was something missing
Utilizing a bunch of odd sounds. Finger snapping, clapping, spacial beats. These mixed with her unique sounding voice and vocals makes the album a bit more peculiar. Gotta say though it’s hard to make out what she’s saying a lot of the time. 2.8
strange but very good ;-)
Irritating
What the fuck have I just listened to
Music to write a paper in grad school to
It's a dark, interesting album. I'm glad this kind of stuff is out there, as it's so different. Plenty of atmosphere and mood. The music and vocals are quite effective. 3.5 rounded up.
Brutal stretch of albums for this listener. This one couldn't keep my interest and I'm not going back for a 2nd listen.
3.5 What is this, Sugar Ray’s Wario? At first I just thought this was a lot of weird, gothic ambient shit, and - well, it is, but it really started growing on me as I was listening. This isn’t at all the kind of thing I would say I normally listen to, but I found myself kind of vibing to this - it reminded me of the music to some old school 90s video games in some ways. I mean, it’s also not the kind of thing that I see myself saving any individual songs from (nor do I have any favorites or least favorites for that matter), but at the same time, I really wouldn’t describe anything I heard as unenjoyable. Across the board, I really thought everything felt paced well and that the songs all had a really solid sense of ambience and atmosphere to them. Hell, they borderline had me wanting to paint my fingernails black. Not sure if I’d rush out to listen to this again, but I could definitely see myself re-visiting - it’s definitely something I’ll be keeping in mind come Halloween season.
A new artist to me, and I enjoyed the album.
My kinda weird, but strangely danceable. Kinda scary
Not bad per se but don’t see myself going back to listen again.
I first heard this when it came out and I honestly don’t know what my opinion of this album is. Some days I love its ambient feel, and other days it feels cliched and annoying. I think it’s her voice. I need to be in the right mood for it
Quite interesting Electronic indie. Some inspiration from Massive Attack and Portishead here and there, although not at this level. But OK
Y'know, if this were just an instrumental album, I wouldn't fully understand why it's here or the hype from mainstream, but I'd think it was just fine. Chill-type-I-guess electro-pop. Maybe a little boring to me, but otherwise it's nothing offensive. The vocals, though—**the vocals**. Like, I'm sorry, Karin sounds like a Björk wannabe. And not a very good one, either. Their voice really grated on me; enough that I had to dock this thing a star down to an "Eehhh" 2. Them's the breaks. Also, I kept reading their stage name as "Freaky Ray." And maybe it their vocals **had** been a little less freaky...
Nothing much here to write about except that it's just some decent electronic tunes.
I’m at a 3. Ultimately, it’s just fine. There’s some super cool soundscapes here, and the sort of minimalist production being explored here wouldn’t really hit the mainstream for another 5 or 6 years at the least, so that part of the album was fun and felt a bit inventive for 2009. Really, the biggest thing this album has going against it are the vocals, which only really fit around half the time, and the time itself, where some songs just kinda overstay their welcome, or take a little too long to get to the strongest part. There’s not really a bad song here, just mediocre moments within them, which is fine in moderation, but it’s just a little too often to justify anything higher than a 3. Definitely an album I could sleep to though, and I mean that in a super positive way.
Got good in the second half. Wasn't really feeling it at first (I'm not crazy for The Knife or Fever Ray's vocals generally), but cool vibe & instrumentals ultimately made me like this one enough. 3.5/5
Wasn’t really my vibe
I liked this more than I expected
Repetitive much?
When I saw that this album was electronic music, I was immediately skeptical that I would find it tolerable, much less that I would enjoy it. Color me surprised it's actually a very good album. Dark, eerie and very musically interesting. Definitely worth a listen. Top tracks: Dry and Dusty, Concrete Walls, Coconut
Viking music. Bjork in disguise.
This was kinda cool and different. I liked it. Very Kate Bush/Brian Eno type of thing.
I have no idea who Karin dreijer is but they make some great electronica. Heavy, oppressive soundscapes mixed with other more groovy tracks made it a awesome listen all the way through. I get the bjork comparisons but something about it worked for me that I don’t get from bjorks music. If I had a heart is by far my favorite but I also liked when I grow up and triangle walks
Swede as
Well this was a surprise. Totally new to me. I listened a few times and remain on the fence about it. The vocal sound is really annoying in a lot of places, and goodness knows what she was chunnering on about... but at the same time I thought it was musically inventive and varied and I've not heard anything quite like it before. Thanks spooky huge synth lady darth vader pixie.
The voice effects on this album make or break an album for many, I can only assume, as the electronic backing, while often minimal, as a sinister yet smooth blend that compliments that era and cryptic lyrics nicely. Unfortunately, I am one of those who finds the effects annoying rather than haunting. I imagine this album's core audience would fall under the same one as that of Bjork's, who I am a fan of, but the lack of a real singing voice throughout nearly the whole runtime, or least one that felt real, was really a turn-off for me. An album that feels like I'm traveling in a dark and SppoooOOkkyy forest slowly becomes repetitive and cheesy. There are hints of something better, but I tend to find myself just wishing the album was an instrumental, more ambient one.
Rated it 4 because I like it better than the metal and punk rock music
Not keen first listen, but it was a real grower. A few more listens will see it rate higher and higher I bet, but I need to rate it as of now.
I love the voice and the mood. Used to listen to the Knife but never got into Fever Ray and their solo work before.
I'm starting to think, 980 albums in, that there is only 200 maybe 300 albums max that you need to hear before you die. Fever Ray is not one of them. The vocals are really annoying
A beautiful and haunting trip through the devilish mind of Fever Ray. A natural extension of The Knife to excite and delight.
Pleasantly surprised by this. Reminds me of Bjork's sound but more accessible for my smooth brain. I'll need to give this another listen when I'm not running on a treadmill
Like a melancholic walk through the woods
Some intriguingly deep & dark experimental sounds here. I liked it. The bookending tracks worked particularly well, the opening drone of If I Had A Heart and the closing birdcalls of Coconut got my ears standing to attention.
Enjoyed this one
2.5
Background music, mostly.
Not that I'm taking a Swedish tundra analogoy ... but ... cold, stark and pretty unwelcoming. I imagine if you spent a lot of time there you would eventually find beauty. Arctic hares and things. But you'd freeze your tits off trying.
Great piece of electronic/experimental pop, but the Björk influence on this is VERY apparent. It’s almost derivative.
Very meh the first time though. On the second listen the tracks were a bit more interesting but still nothing that leaves me wanting more.
An exciting discovery. Very atmospheric, best listened with both headphones in. Exciting from the first song, it really captured our attention immediately.
# Playlist track - When I Grow Up # Notes - I love the dreamy, hazy atmosphere and Karin's vocals and accent are just superb. - I get the comparison with Bjork, but I completely disagree! - 5/7 stars. Pretty cool!
A solo album by Karin Dreijir of the Knife, produced by Olof Dreijir of the Knife, that sounds a bit like, well, the Knife. Decent album, some crazy lyrics about dishwasher tablets and cool vangelis style cinematic synth.
Never heard of Fever Ray. Nice surprise, very chill.
because it wasn’t korn. could i write poetry to this? n
This album has some interesting, artsy-fartsy bits. Most of it is sparse and weird. This spot on the list would have been better served with a mid-career Bjork record.
Yawn
Fine as quiet background music at a dimly lit hipster bar. Nothing memorable here though.
Never listened to this album before. It was OK
This is not my style of music at all. Hate it. Will never ever listen again. I wish I didn't have to listen the first time. I'd really love a rubric that shows how these 1001 albums were determined.
To say that I'm an electronic genre novice would be a massive understatement. This was way out of my comfort zone that I usually inhabit. That being said this was a surprisingly well done album. The blending of the deep tones with high pitch overtones as well as the pitch change in the vocals made this a pretty unique experience that I'm glad I partook in.
The first couple songs were weird and creepy, later it got better. The music was interesting, synthy and layered, but I hated the vocals most of the time. Stand-out: Now's the Only Time I Know
Cool mellow beats, with oddball screechy vocals and lots of voice modulation. Not a particularly pleasant listen, especially with all of the mouth noises, but I found myself grooving along with the dark instrumentation.
Who gave the Vikings LSD and tickets to burning man?
Just some lass who has listened to too much Björk, but not enough of the other music that influenced Björk, so thinks it is easy to make records like Björk. Fever Ray falls so far short, it's honestly kind of embarrassing. Not actively terrible, but just sort of junk electro-singer-songwriter, with sloppy production and an odd (possibly affected) semi-Scandinavian feel. Not for me, but I can see why critics (and authors) might think there was something there.
Mezcla de : -música india -cindy lauper -¿electrónico? Está bien.
makes me SICK
I never expected this album to be on this list, what a mood, what an atmosphere, love it.
Very atmospheric vibe. Cool mix of coldwave, post punk, and electronica/synth pop. It almost feels like a darker version of Lorde — kind of experimental and kooky, but with very poppy hooks. This is a really good album and something I’ll likely add to my regular rotation. I’m just not sure what makes it worthy of this list — it doesn’t seem particularly revolutionary given the existence of artists like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Bjork, Depeche Mode, Imogen Heap, Sigur Ros, Gotye, and countless other electronic / experimental acts. Highlights: “When I Grow Up” “Seven” - cool tribal sounding percussion, like a mix of Bjork and Talking Heads with a bit of Cyndi Lauper “I’m Not Done Yet” has a cool Cure vibe with the guitars “Keep the Streets Empty” sort of sounds like a mix of The Cure’s “Lullaby,” Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” and Bjork 4/5
enjoyed it. 3.4/5
So so good.
Kannski er það Gautaborgarblætið í mér sem talar en jafnvel þótt ég sé lítið fyrir raftónlist þá fannst mér mjög skemmtilegt að hlusta á þessa tónlist. Ég efsast samt um að ég muni hlusta á þessa plötu aftur. Eiginlega bara af því að ég er lítið fyrir raftónlist og það eru til mun betri listamenn frá Gautaborg.
Its pretty bloody good. Top of its genre
When I grow up, sonst recht eintönig... Seven fand ich cool und sonst stranger than kindness
Oh shit it's the singer from the Knife. That's cool. Bit too atmospheric for me, feels like the songs never really get going but it's not unpleasant to listen to by any means.
Alter Schwede - cool
Unique sound. Needs a good uninterrupted listen at night.
I didn't realize this was by the same artist who was the vocals for the Knife. I can see how it might not be for everyone, but I rather like it.
Still listening to it. Experimental. It's okay so far.
One of my most favourite records ever. The mood and the production here are so nice.
I put this on and listened through three times and I still don't know how I feel about it. There is something that feels intentionally elusive here. Today is a new day and I need to move to the next album; all I can really say about this record is that I am still intrigued.
Another one of those where I suddenly hear a few songs I have definitely heard on the radio before. Quite like this one.
The music is better than the vocals and lyrics for sure. Doubt I'd revisit this one after giving it a 2nd listen
Dug this more the second time through. Not sure how high its ceiling is, but it could still potentially grow on me further. 3.5/5
It's okay. Chilled album, but thats it really. Again another album that im not sure why is it on this list...
Didnt have the patience for this one
Very atmospheric in a way I didn’t anticipate. Maybe it’s because I was in the middle of doing my little tasks, but I didn’t get much from this, but I could see a time in which I might be in the perfect state for this. Just not yesterday.
Hauntingly beautiful. A little bit Bjork, a little bit Everything but the Girl, a little bit Gregorian monk chants. Interesting once, but not worth a second listen. Alternatively, this will stick with me. It’s a bit of a toss up.
Apsolutno remek djelo
I was so excited to listen to this album again) I wanted to dance and sing and move through my life with a new kind of power
Enjoyed this more than I expected
Totally weird but I loved it 😁
Weird but good weird
Can be fun in some places, but ultimately, incredibly derivative. 80s inspiration is fine, but the amount of it rejects any originality. I got a Kate Bush album yesterday and feel like I got another one today. It’s not insulting or unlistenable, just not very good. 2/5
Me listening to the first 3 minutes - "this sounds like, nah couldn't be, wait a minute, nah, yeah, nah, VIKINGS." Then spent the rest of the album thinking about how good Vikings is.
Mezcla de : -música india -cindy lauper -¿electrónico? Está bien.
It's a shame that this and The Knife will always be under-appreciated. The atmosphere throughout this is intoxicating, 'Triangle Walks' and 'Keep The Streets Empty For Me' are the highlights but I couldn't pick a weak song on here if I tried. Just swallows you into it's world.
# 190 : The only way to get this album played is to put it in lists. This was really bad.
I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t this. It was darker. I liked it.
Coolt sound, som om Röyksopp skulle göra Depeche Mode covers med Tools psykadeliska känsla. Låtarna är dock lite lika men för mig gör det inget.
Never heard of Fever Ray before but was encouraged when I heard they were part of The Knife. Not sure what to make of this though. I cant tell if I really liked it or found it pointless. Like it’s very interesting and it flew by, but I cant recall much from it. Regardless I’m amazed this made the list over some incredible yet overlooked records. I think I’ll definitely be back and will likely definitely have an updated score, but for now it has to be a 3.
Nope, didn't like this. Sounded really straightforward with some odd vocal effects and sounds added to give the impression of creativity. Bet music journos/pitchfork love it, one of those where I just don't get it. There seems to be a genre of indie that amounts to strange production choices and I'm not a fan.
Best tracks were If I Had a Heart and Now's the Only Time I Know. The tracks with the singing were better than the instrumentals. A hard one to rate, I genuinely enjoyed the two I mentioned, but some of the others (Coconut) were garbage. Appreciate the atmospheric production.
"If I Had A Heart" is an amazing song, I remember hearing it on Breaking Bad and being blown away. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't reach the highs of that first tack. Her singing voice is quite strange but it somehow works with the music, sometimes. Highlights: If I Had A Heart Keep The Streets Empty For Me Coconut
Never heard of Fever Ray but I immediately felt like I recognised her voice.... It was really bothering me but I finally realised it reminded me of the Royksopp track, "what else is there". I really liked this back in 2009 or so....Turns out it actually is her! She was then part of the knife, who I have never heard of. I would say this isn't really my thing, but I actually quite enjoyed it. It felt like the music could've been in the show Dark, which has got to be one of my favourite shows ever, I love it. Maybe it was? I just checked and it was! Ok, that explains why I was drawn to this. 3.5, but it's getting 4 because of Dark and the what else is there discoveries making me feel clever! Everyone watch Dark!
Like it 3/5
No go…reminds me of music from horror movie.
This sorta sounds like Lorde. It's very minimalist and sparse.
Nice sound. Doesn’t seem to go anywhere though
Budget Bjork
It's alright.
Not really my jam
01) If I Had a Heart - 8,5 02) When I Grow Up - 7,5 03) Dry and Dusty - 7,0 04) Seven - 8,5 05) Triangle Walks - 8,0 06) Concrete Walls - 8,0 07) Now's the Only Time I Know - 7,5 08) I'm Not Done - 7,5 09) Keep the Streets Empty for Me - 8,5 10) Coconut - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,85 (79/100) I've never heard of the artist. This is weird because it sounds like something I would like back in 2009. And I do. My favorites are "If I Had A Heart", "Seven" and "Keep The Streets Empty For Me".
Feels like an evolution of The Knife and sets the stage for Fever Ray's future craziness. It's weird, it's bold, it's interesting. It's worth a listen
Electronic Pop kann richtig gut sein, dieser jedoch nicht. Schade, schwedische Sängerinnen haben häufig eine besondere musikalische Begabung, Frau Dreijer auch, nur nicht für meinen Geschmack.
Kinda nice, but overall a bit of a nothing, bored me 2.4
You go to that trendy and expensive new hair boutique only to realize - too late! - that the stylists aren’t talented enough for Great Clips. This album is the Surströmming-infused water the place provides.
Interesting electro pop. Slow and glacial.
Nice
Wasn't a fan. Nothing really much worth saying other than it sounded like plain ass.
Atmospheric, moody, and delightfully strange. Dark, downtempo synthpop. I dig it.
4.0
Started out a bit predisposed to rank this poorly but it grew on me to a degree
Absolute Favorite album and artist and everything
Don't actively hate it but I do not really enjoy this. Not something I would put on again but I think I get it. 3/5
Crap
Eclectic, strange, and rather queer. It was interesting, had some unique sounds. But overall, pretty drab soundscapes with dull beats. Not for me.
Kate bush vibes, passer sykt til høsten
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Whoa Björk if Björk was actually listenable - what a nice surprise - ethereal but at the same down to earth in a way - strong sounds and songs. Enjoyed it very much.
Never heard of this before. Didn't do a lot for me when I first put it on but I actually now like this a good amount. I think it's relatively bottom heavy which is super rare of an album IMO. Triangle Walks, Concrete Walls, and Keep the Streets Empty for Me stand out a good amount. I surprisingly don't have a lot of love for the main singles If I Had A Heart and When I Grow Up. Both good songs I just don't find them too memorable. This is perfect driving around the city at 2 AM music and I'm very excited to drive again just to put this album on. 6.75/10
Chilled and dark
Waste of time honestly. There are some really weird choices for the post 2000s albums. Rating: 1.3
2.5
Very good
- Never heard of this artist, but intrigued; instantly gives the vibe of being post-Björk and a more moody and experimental contemporary of Teegan and Sara. (In fact, their vocals are indistinguishable from the latter at times.) - Great vibe all-around. Easy to turn on and soak in. Not sure if any of the tracks stand out, per se. - Glad to have a break in genre and style on this list (I was getting so much 60s rock). Wish I knew how much music was like this was on the list--if it is standing alone, it deserves 4 stars for just that.
An electro-neopsychedelia experience. Euphoric and ethereal harmonies pushed by solid beats. Love from te first listening.
It's OK. I know Silent Shout by the Knife and I think that is similar but superior. Mood pieces that rely on the vocal line but often lack any kind of riff/tune.
Liked it back then, still like it.
This was an incredible album and I enjoyed this immensely. It reminded me a bit of Alan Wilder's Recoil but newer. I've listened to it thrice over the last day and I'm currently and for this list putting it at 4 stars. But this album will make its way back into my playlists and I wouldn't be surprised if this became more over time
I could only listen to one song due to my filters for explicit
NOPE
Whoa…could’ve been one really long song. Picture a 90s movie with the hero/killer riding the subway at night kind of music.
It was alright. Probably wouldn’t listen again
Some cuts are borderline annoying. Not my thing.
I could see how this influenced music trends for the next 10 years but wasn't feeling it
I really liked this
Seeing a lot of Björk comparisons, which, sure I guess. Less artful, but more groove, which for most days is a trade I'm ok with
Not terrible but also not really my thing. Ambient, slow paced and artsy. If you enjoy artists such as Björk, you might like this album.
Wasn't sure I was going to like this album, but I loved it. I was familiar with a couple tunes, but not the band nor this album. 🔥🔥
Elektro-Pop mit Björk-Attitüde. Wird wohl nie meins sein.
Pop electrónico. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Really good, I actually think it's better than Bjork. Probably an unpopular opinion. Funny thing is, I listened to a Bjork album yesterday. Day 24.
I love both their solo stuff and their work with The Knife. The solo stuff definitely has a more haunting, primal energy. I love how stark and dark the beats are, and how androgynous the vocals are made through effects. I've said it before and I'll say it again, 2009 was the best year for indie music.
Skip this one.
Talking about post-modern electronic music, I'll probably go with Bjork, but this one is not unlistenable.
loved fever's most recent album. felt good to revisit this one. loved the vibes.
i ate this upppp
very unique sound, but that made it interesting to listen to and it wasn't bad
I would give it 5 stars but if I have to skip a song bc I can hear your saliva, it’s not a perfect album 😅
Not my bag but guess it’s cool
Great choice to put If I Had a Heart first. Best song on the album, it really got me in the mood to listen and vibe with the rest of the songs, that didn't stand out quite as much as the first one. Reminded me of If These Trees Could Talk, Sigur Ros, and some of the scandanavian progressive metal songs that I've heard before. Really atmospheric and cool to me.
It was a vibe I guess but one that lasted way too long
Lovely and I’m glad it exits. Articulated sounds.
This is a great album. I loved this one when it came out and listened to it a lot at the time. Excited to see this one come up today, good reminder to give it another round of listening. Have very strong associations with this album and camping in the Olympic National Park in Washington state cause my friends and I sat around all night under a tarp as it rained, playing cards and listening to this album on a bluetooth speaker. I've got to go with 5/5. Standout Tracks: If I Had a Heart, When I Grow Up, Dry and Dusty, Seven, Triangle Walks, Concrete Walls, Keep the Streets Empty for Me, Coconut
REALLY DON'T LIKE CONCRETE WALLS
Pop sintético envuelto en sonidos oscuros y fríos. En Fever Ray se funden los de cantautor y música electrónica creando un submundo musical comparable al de Björk pero casi siempre más accesible. Me gustan "When I Grow Up" y "Now's the Only Time I Know".
Not really the most special, but it's not bad either
Perfectly weird!
Not so bad as expected and even as I never heard of them, I somehow knew „Keep the Streets Empty For Me“, that I liked before, so a pleasant experience.
Okay as background music, but not anything to seek out further.
Really don't care for this minimalist style. Staring at your shoes and regretting life's choices
Not my kind of music at all, but I could hear it had certain qualities and I actually liked «Seven» and «Now’s the Only Time I Know». The other songs did norhing for me, but I didn’t hate it either, and had no problems finishing it. A weak 3/5
Never listened to this band before, but had seen the Riff Raff inspired album artwork and was curious. Enjoyed this one.
Bjork-esque, but more monotonous and tedious. Very few acoustic instruments; the only frequent acoustic element (vocals) are often heavily filtered. This lack of humanity creates a huge rift between artist and listener. Sometimes that lack of connection works wonders, but not in this case. Cool textures that are difficult to really get into because there's no human element. The opening track is the strongest, on account of being the Fever Ray equivalent of Radiohead's Everything In Its Right Place (an incredibly strong album opener from the same decade). It's still a little monotonous, but for a first listen, If I Had a Heart is solid. The remaining tracks are less engaging, except Keep the Streets Empty For Me, which has a standout atmosphere.
Wow. Sound design on this album is perfect - something going on in every track. Dark and melodic.
I had absolutley no expectaions going into this, and I was very pleasantly surprised. This is an intriguing electronica record that encapsulates the Scandinavian winter perfectly. That is saying something, coming from a Norwegian listening to a Swedish artist. And to all my fellow musician — most of our musical pride and joys took their sound from this, some way or another (probably through Highasakite).
ganska bra emellanåt men förmycket elektroniskt konstigt ibland. en stark tvåa
Seems like the same song 10 times.
Decently funky
De va nice! Många olika ljud o kiva melodier
Good
Bjork Light
An electronic album which does some things right and well, but most of the time, other do it better. Lyrics is definitely, one of them, some questionable and humorous lines there, I guess that's the point. The music is interesting at best and boring at worst. Maybe a 2 is too harsh, but it's not as good as some of the albums I've give a 3.
This is one of my top favorite albums. 5/5
Some of it was alright but overall not for me
This is cool but I didn’t love it or anything. I always felt like I should have liked The Knife more than I did and the same goes for her solo stuff
Not 100% on the vocals but towards the. End I enjoyed more
Couldn't find the love with this one.
Album was nicely produced - genre not really my thing.
Surprising. Actually really enjoyed this album.
Loved it! Wish I heard this sooner! Played front to back no skips.
An odd one. It felt like a near miss more than a bad album. The production was good minus to gross wet mouth sounds in the first track. The vocals were repetitively but in a way that added interest. But it didn't feel fully inspired. I was interested enough to sample a few tracks from The Knife which I liked a lot more. I'll be coming back to Fever Ray's other albums. My interest is piqued if nothing else.
After 2 listens in a row I can't say with any certainty what this album is about. I can say how it felt though. Ominous. In tune with nature. Consistent in style throughout. It felt like a trippy TV show soundtrack. It specifically reminded me of a show called Three Pines (a murder mystery set in Canada's snowy forests). This album is a trip and I'm here for it.
Pop electrónico. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Mezcla de : -música india -cindy lauper -¿electrónico? Está bien.
Weird chill electronic experimental music. Not bad to have on on background, winter period.
וואלה חמוד
Wasn't into this. Kinda eerie and interesting to start, but kinda devolved from there and was a bit dull.
My genuine reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWQ34SGBtVU This is like if you took Björk and made her grow up in an alternate version of Plato's Cave, where instead of shadows on the wall, it's a playthrough of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, featuring the evil King K. "Jebediah" Rool. Yup, it slaps.
Nice background noise - nothing more nothing less
Not incredibly interesting. The music was at least passable, but the lyrics were just boring, especially with that delivery. 2/5 Won't listen again
So good, reminds me the old snowboard days
Eka biisi toimi ja loput oli niin ja näin. En tiedä miten tuokaan olis pelittänyt ilman Vikings sarjaa.
Ok taustafiilistely. Ei nyt kuitenkaan sukat pyöriny mitenkään jaloissa
I enjoyed what I've heard, but she's way better as part of The Knife.
So wild when an album comes up, I think “oh I know this stone cold classic,” and then go to the reviews and people are basically braying like frickin donkeys.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- The production was very good but I did not love the vibes this brought - Would have loved it if there were no vocals - Finding out I do not like weird Nordic music
- no thoughts on this one
I liked this album a lot, which normally means I’d give it a 5/5, but something about the production and Fever Ray’s singing really frightened me so I’m giving it a 4/5 instead.
I listened to this album a lot a few years ago. I love the simplicity of both the lyrics and the music, they somehow combine to touch on something very deep.
Plinky plonky electro background
lofi beats to be a really cool guy to karin dreijer seems so cool she would work at perfect image with gabe and nicole 3.5 !
Weird and bold and delightfully restrained.
It sounds like Cyndi Lauper doing a Bjork impersonation to a series of Peter Gabriel backing tracks - and while that sounds like it’d be good, it just didn’t hit for me.
Would be better if not for the singing.
not quite bjork, still 5 stars
Not for me, maybe just the wrong time to try listening to it. Might try again some day.
Interesting album. Moody synth music. Reminded me a lot of Bjork.
Dark and brooding, I dig it
Great song in an otherwise mediocre album. Honestly, for me Fever Ray was a one-song band/performance since the beginning. If I had a Heart is an absolute banger, top notch meditative, unsettling song, which was made immortal with Vikings show. First time listening to the album, I feel like the idea was very neat, more approachable Bjork with better beats, but it just didn't feel as exciting as the opening song. I'll give it a good note, but it is hard carried by all-time battle hype hymn.
More premise than punchline, more tension than release, this is sort of interesting and somewhat haunting and vaguely intellectually engaging, but only sort of and somewhat and to a certain extent, plus too cold and clinical overall, with vibes and tempo and vocals so tonally consistent-to-samey that it turns into a droning slog by the end. Vocals float somewhere between unsettling and annoying. One kept thinking it would turn the corner into full-on NIN menace and unpleasantness or Depeche Mode/Pet Shop Boys frivolity and silliness, so one supposes it coulda been worse and perhaps should be grateful that isn't/wasn't. There’s a real lack of uplift and too little resolution to get this past the dreaded scientific experiment effect that attends so much of this ilk of chill electronica. Best song is “Keep the Streets Clear,” the only one to break out fully out of the drone to fully engage/achieve anything like full emotional impact.
If you are at all a fan of electronic or synthpop music, you have probably already heard this. Simply because this doesn't do anything that other records didn't already do before it. I just became less and less interested in this as it went on. That 47 minute runtime felt way longer than it actually was. I think some aspects of this sound cool. It's very meditative and chill, almost like ambient video game menu music. But it also feels tense and cold. The album cover is purely black and white, and you can almost hear that monochromaticness in the music. And at first I thought there was more than one vocalist, but she just pitched her vocals up and down in a variety of different ways. I thought the vocals sounded nice at first, but after a while, they started to get tiring, and they started to feel like they were taking away from the music, because they aren't amazing. I mean in reality, everything that Fever Ray tries on this record, Björk did like 15 years earlier. I feel kind of bad comparing her to a big artist like that, but this does feel slightly derivative of that style of music. Rating: 5/10
Pass