Tagged: The Knife

Fever Ray Is Coming To America (And Canada)

We’ve been waiting for this since she told us she would come here, but now it’s official: Our favorite un-masked Knife, Karin Dreijer Andersson — aka Fever Ray — will bring her solo project to North America for the first time this fall, with a small run of dates. read more »

POSTED May 8, 2009 9:40AM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , ,

Fever Ray Makes Stage Debut To Rave Reviews

This weekend our friend Karin Dreijer Andersson made her UK stage debut as Fever Ray. We’ve been following her solo career since it began, and though we wish we could’ve witnessed it ourselves, we’re not surprised to hear that she pretty much brought the house down. read more »

POSTED April 17, 2009 12:07PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , ,

Planningtorock To Collaborate With The Knife On Darwin Opera And Perform Live Rendition Of Her Upcoming (DFA?) Release

Maybe it’s because sometimes she likes to wear masks on stage too, but Olof & Karin Dreijer from The Knife have invited UK-by-way-of-Germany artist Planningtorock to help co-write their opera about Darwin, which will debut this September in Copenhagen. And that’s only the beginning of her plans for 2009. read more »

POSTED April 9, 2009 1:57PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , , , ,

Win A Fever Ray CD, 7" And Poster

Aside from the fact that she took the time to speak with us about both The Knife and her current persona Fever Ray, Karin Dreijer Andersson’s recent solo endeavor is one of our favorite albums of 2009. So hot on the heels of it’s release last week, we are offering up this Fever Ray prize pack to one lucky person. read more »

POSTED March 30, 2009 6:46PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , ,

The Mystery Of Fever Ray: An Interview With Karin Dreijer Andersson

Fever Ray, of course, is the alter ego of Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of the Swedish super-sibling duo The Knife. Along with her brother Olof Dreijer, Karin has created music with a defining duality. Present has always been the dance stuff The Knife became recognized for, but it only served to mask a darker, haunting foundation. Now working solo, we find that Fever Ray is that haunting foundation. read more »

POSTED February 3, 2009 7:04PM IN THE TRIPWIRE Comments (13) TAGS: , ,

Video: Fever Ray, “If I Had a Heart”

Boomers and older may fear the heathen technology and the havoc demon concepts such as online newspapers, streaming audio and Twitter might wreak upon our crumbling society, but not us, no way. What terrifies us … read more »

POSTED January 7, 2009 8:00PM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: ,

Fever Ray – "If I Had A Heart"

Aside from her work with The Knife, how could you not love a musician who lists Tomahawk, Miami Vice and Fugazi as her top three influences? read more »

POSTED January 6, 2009 5:43PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: ,