It's been 7 long years since the excellent Silent Shout graced our ears
(3 if you count the Fever Ray project,The Knife do what they're good at, and what they're really good at is causing a cacophony of melodic noise and haunting vocals, with a dash of foreboding beats and ominous atmospheres to set the mood. A good portion of this album has some great cuts on it, including Cherry on Top and Full of Fire, while few others are just plain filler and tend to drag out the album to unnecessary lengths (Fraking being the prime example).
Say what you will about the duo's weird antics behind the scenes, they know how to make an impression. And if this album doesn't show that the Knife is one of the very few quinntissential electronic acts of this generation, then hell if I know what does.
Buy this.
which I do) and now, out of nowhere, Shaking the Habitual suddenly appears on my doorstep. Needless to say, after a couple of listens, this isn't Silent Shout 2 or Deep Cuts 1.5 but it does share the same amount of quality and catchiness as the former albums.
Verdict: 60/100
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