The Knife – Shaking the Habitual

Track listing1.A Tooth for an Eye (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 6:042.Full of Fire (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 9:173.A Cherry on Top (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 8:434.Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 5:145.Wrap Your Arms Around Me (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 4:366.Crake (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 0:557.Old Dreams Waiting to Be Realized (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 19:028.Raging Lung (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 9:589.Networking (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 6:4210.Oryx (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 0:3711.Stay Out Here K. Dreijer, O. Dreijer, Funchess, Roysdon 10:4212.Fracking Fluid Injection (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 9:5413.Ready to Lose (Karin and Olof Dreijer) – 4:36PersonnelKarin Dreijer Andersson – vocalsOlof Dreijer – electronicsShannon Funchess – vocals on (11)Emily Roysdon – vocals on (11)Released on 5 April 2013Label Rabid Records (Sweden)
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Pitchfork
Shaking the Habitual is, inarguably, an achievement. It is the Knife’s most political, ambitious, accomplished album, but in a strange way it also feels like its most personal: It provides a glimpse into the desires, intellectual enthusiasms and (unsurprisingly dense) reading list guiding one of music’s most shadowy duos.

allmusic
Despite its 100-minute length and political overtones, musically Shaking the Habitual isn’t as radical a change as Silent Shout’s sustained dread was from its predecessor, the relatively cheery Deep Cuts.

The Daily Californian
The dense, sprawling work, with its politicized lyrics, industrial sounds and chilling ambience, is a notable departure from the band’s early work and also represents a significant shift in the Knife’s identity as a band.

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