That's a surprise!
You can now stream the entire of The Knife's upcoming Shaking The Habitual ahead of it's release on the 8th!
I've taking a listen myself!
Oh my goodness. We already knew the first two tracks. I wasn't very keen on track three (It's mostly a soundscape with a small song a the end.) BUT I instantly fell in love with "Without You My Life Would Be Boring." It's like a feudal Japanese orchestra turned it's sheet music upside down and played it that way instead. It just continues to build into Wrap Your Arms Around me. This album is pretty incredible. Traditional instruments blending with techno and distorted vocals... Wow, I'm getting blown away!
Oh dear, "Old Dreams Waiting To Be Realised" is completely wasted on me, I'm afraid. When I saw a nineteen minute track I was expecting either a tour de force or something totally the opposite. And that's what this track is. A nineteen minute, ambient wall of sound. Not my bag at all, sadly, especially after the huge swell and build up of the previous tracks.
And then we're right back into percussive, bendy-vocal action with the next track! I'm glad it didn't dissolve into soundscapes.
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