History Music / TheKnife

* [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Real Life Writes The Lyrics]]: Sort of. In a rare interview, Karin admitted to having written a large part of the Fever Ray album while she was awake at night, tending to her newborn. Given the sometimes creepy content and tone of the songs, many thought this meant that she was writing in response to her experiences raising a child, rather than the simple fact that she was awake because of the child, and chose to write at that time.

While they fall under the category of "ElectronicMusic", their sound is hard to describe in full detail. Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} lists the aforementioned David Lynch as an influence, as well as Aki Kaurismäki, ''ComicBook/BlackHole'', ''Film/DonnieDarko'' and ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' as just some of their influences, so that might give you an idea.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''In a dream all my teeth fell out: A cracked smile and a silent shout'']]

The Knife were an {{electronic|music}} brother and sister music duo from UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}}, comprised of Karin Dreijer-Andersson and her brother Olof Dreijer. Formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2014, they rose to public attention when [[CoveredUp Jose Gonzalez's cover]] of their song ''Heartbeats'' was used in a Sony Bravia TV commercial (the one with all the bouncy balls).

They were incredibly reclusive, often refusing to give interviews or make public appearances (they did not perform live shows until 2006) and the few promotional images of them usually show them wearing venetian plague doctor masks, or dressed as monkeys.

Their albums to date:

The first two albums gained small acclaim but went largely unnoticed, although ''Deep Cuts'' was nominated for a Grammis[[note]]The Swedish version of the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward[[/note]]. ''Silent Shout,'' however, was a roaring success, nominated for 6 Grammis Awards and named as Pitchfork Media's album of the year, as well as Slant Magazine's 95th best album of the 2000's.

While they fall under the category of "ElectronicMusic", their sound is hard to describe in full detail. Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} lists the aforementioned David Lynch as an influence, as well as Aki Kaurismäki, ''ComicBook/BlackHole'', ''Film/DonnieDarko'' and ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' as just some of their influences, so that might give you an idea.

In addition to The Knife, Karin Dreijer Andersson has a solo project, calling herself Fever Ray and releasing a self-titled album under that name. It is something of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Silent Shout'' in terms of its sound, and she also provided songs for ''Film/RedRidingHood''.

Dreijer-Andersson also contributed vocals to Norwegian band Röyksopp's ''What Else Is There?'', ''This Must Be It'' and ''Tricky Tricky''.

Oh, and for added fun, they're good friends with Music/{{Robyn}}. They even produced the song "Who's That Girl?" from Robyn' self titled album.

* AlbumTitleDrop: See page image.

'''The Knife''' were an {{electronic|music}} brother and sister music duo from UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}}, comprised of Karin Dreijer-Andersson and her brother Olof Dreijer. Formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2014, they rose to public attention when [[CoveredUp Jose Gonzalez's cover]] of their song ''Heartbeats'' was used in a Sony Bravia TV commercial (the one with all the bouncy balls).

The first two albums gained small acclaim but went largely unnoticed, although ''Deep Cuts'' was nominated for a Grammis [[note]] The Swedish version of the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward[[/note]]. ''Silent Shout,'' however, was a roaring success, nominated for 6 Grammis Awards and named as ''Pitchfork Media'''s album of the year, as well as ''Slant Magazine'''s 95th best album of the 2000's.

While they fall under the category of "electronic music" their sound is hard to describe in full detail. Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} lists the aforementioned ''David Lynch'' as an influence, as well as Aki Kaurismäki, ComicBook/BlackHole, DonnieDarko and VideoGame/{{Doom}} as just some of their influences, so that might give you an idea.

* EpicRocking: A fair share of the tracks on ''Shaking the Habitual'' veer towards or over 10 minutes, but the very longest is ''Old Dreams Waiting to be Realized'', a 20 minute epic consisting of little else than eerie ambient noise. Has subsequently become a bit of a BaseBreaker.

* JumpScare: ''Old Dreams Waiting To Be Realized'' largely consists of 19 minutes of extremely spooky ambient noise... except for one very loud spasm of electric noise halfway through. Not the sort of track you'd want to turn on while being home alone.

The Knife -- what you might get if CreatorDavidLynch's films could sing you to sleep before they sell your soul to the devil, in the nicest possible way.

[[caption-width-right:350:''In a dream all my teeth fell out: a cracked smile and a silent shout'']]

The Knife - what you might get if David Lynch's films could sing you to sleep before they sell your soul to the devil, in the nicest possible way.

'''The Knife''' were an electronic brother-sister music duo from Sweden, comprised of Karin Dreijer-Andersson and her brother Olof Dreijer. Formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2014, they rose to public attention when [[CoveredUp Jose Gonzalez's cover]] of their song ''Heartbeats'' was used in a Sony Bravia TV commercial (the one with all the bouncy balls).

They were incredibly reclusive, often refusing to give interviews or make public appearances (they did not perform live shows until 2006) and the few promotional images of them usually show them wearing venetian plague-doctor masks, or dressed as monkeys.

* ''Tomorrow In A Year'' (2010) - a concept opera based on Charles Darwin's ''Origins Of The Species'' in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock.

The first two albums gained small acclaim but went largely unnoticed, although ''Deep Cuts'' was nominated for a Grammis[[note]]The Swedish version of the Grammy Awards[[/note]]. ''Silent Shout'', however, was a roaring success, nominated for 6 Grammis Awards and named as Pitchfork Media's album of the year, as well as Slant Magazine's 95th best album of the 2000s.

While they fall under the category of "electronic music" their sound is hard to describe in full detail. TheOtherWiki lists the aforementioned DavidLynch as an influence, as well as Aki Kaurismäki, ComicBook/BlackHole, DonnieDarko and VideoGame/{{Doom}} as just some of their influences, so that might give you an idea.

Oh, and for added fun, they're good friends with {{Robyn}}. They even produced the song "Who's That Girl?" from Robyn' self titled album.

* ReclusiveArtist: Zig-zagged. They tend to shy away from press attention, but they've stated multiple times that they're open to interviews, just not ones that try to pry into their personal lives. Karin appears to be more amiable to interviews when she was promoting Fever Ray.

Oh, and for added fun, they're good friends with {{Robyn}}.

The Knife is an electronic brother-sister music duo from Sweden, comprised of Karin Dreijer-Andersson and her brother Olof Dreijer. Formed in 1999, they rose to public attention when [[CoveredUp Jose Gonzalez's cover]] of their song ''Heartbeats'' was used in a Sony Bravia TV commercial (the one with all the bouncy balls).

They are incredibly reclusive, often refusing to give interviews or make public appearances (they did not perform live shows until 2006) and the few promotional images of them usually show them wearing venetian plague-doctor masks, or dressed as monkeys.

The first two albums gained small acclaim but went largely unnoticed, although ''Deep Cuts'' was nominated for a Grammis[[note]]The Swedish version of the Grammy Awards[[/note]]. Silent Shout, however, was a roaring success, nominated for 6 Grammis Awards and named as Pitchfork Media's album of the year, as well as Slant Magazine's 95th best album of the 2000s.

The first two albums gained small acclaim but went largely unnoticed, although ''Deep Cuts'' was nominated for a Grammis[[hottip:*: The Swedish version of the Grammy Awards]]. Silent Shout, however, was a roaring success, nominated for 6 Grammis Awards and named as Pitchfork Media's album of the year, as well as Slant Magazine's 95th best album of the 2000s.

* ReclusiveArtist: They tend to shy away from press attention, although Karin appears to be more amiable to interviews when she was promoting Fever Ray.

In addition to The Knife, Karin Driejer Andersson has a solo project, calling herself Fever Ray and releasing a self-titled album under that name. It is something of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Silent Shout'' in terms of its sound, and she also provided songs for ''Film/RedRidingHood''.

* RefugeInVulgarity: Possibly, with ''Hangin' Out'' and ''The Cop'', though many have interpreted them as political/social statements.

The Knife is an electronic brother-sister music duo from Sweden, comprised of Karin Dreijer-Andersson and her brother Olaf Dreijer. Formed in 1999, they rose to public attention when [[CoveredUp Jose Gonzalez's cover]] of their song ''Heartbeats'' was used in a Sony Bravia TV commercial (the one with all the bouncy balls).

While they fall under the category of "electronic music" their sound is hard to describe in full detail. TheOtherWiki lists the aforementioned DavidLynch as an influence, as well as Aki Kaurismäki, ComicBook/BlackHole, DonnieDarko and {{Doom}} as just some of their influences, so that might give you an idea.

* CoveredUp: The Jose Gonzalez cover of ''Heartbeats'' is probably better known than the original

* SurrealMusicVideo: A particular favourite, especially for the songs from ''Silent Shout''.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Trawling through the comments on Song Meanings.net will give you thousands of interpretations for each song.

While they fall under the category of "electronic music" their sound is hard to describe in full detail. TheOtherWiki lists the aforementioned DavidLynch as an influence, as well as Aki Kaurismäki, {{ComicBook/Black Hole}}, DonnieDarko and {{Doom}} as just some of their influences, so that might give you an idea.

In addition to The Knife, Karin Driejer Andersson has a solo project, calling herself Fever Ray and releasing a self-titled album under that name. It is something of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Silent Shout'' in terms of its sound, and she also provided songs for ''Film/RedRidingHood'', which many consider to be that film's only redeemable feature.

Dreijer-Andersson also contributed vocals to Norwegian band Röyksopp's ''What Else Is There?'', ''This Must Be It'' and ''Tricky Tricky''

* LarynxDissonance: Olaf does NOT sing at all on the entire ''Silent Shout'' - those deep, creepy tones are Karin (with the help of a little pitch-shifting)

* SurrealMusicVideo: A particular favourite, especially for the songs from ''Silent Shout.''
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Trawling through the comments on Song Meanings.net will give you thousands of interpretations for each song.

In addition to The Knife, Karin Driejer Andersson has a solo project, calling herself Fever Ray and releasing a self-titled album under that name. It is something of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Silent Shout'' in terms of its sound, and she also provided songs for RedRidingHood, which many consider to be that film's only redeemable feature.

* NewAlbumSound: Certainly the difference between the relatively upbeat ''Deep Cuts'' and ''Silent Shout'' is a heavy case of musical MoodWhiplash.

The markup to use:

The Knife is an electronic brother-sister music duo from Sweden, comprised of Karin Dreijer-Andersson and her brother Olaf Driejer. Formed in 1999, they rose to public attention when [[CoveredUp Jose Gonzalez's cover]] of their song ''Heartbeats'' was used in a Sony Bravia TV commercial (the one with all the bouncy balls).

Driejer-Andersson also contirbuted vocals to Norwegian band Röyksopp's ''What Else Is There?'', ''This Must Be It'' and ''Tricky Tricky''

!!The Knife provide examples of: