FEVER RAY: If I Had A Heart

If you were waiting for a new The Knife record, you will be pleased with the debut of Fever Ray. Karin Dreijer Andersson, half of the brother-sister duo, has released a solo outing under the Fever Ray guise, and stakes out off-shoot territory: slightly less electro, but equally moody and sinister. The production style is signature in darkness, but with tinges of more organic motifs and ambient construction. The video is directed by long time collaborate and fellow Swede, Andreas Nilsson. Watch the music video (qt).

THE KNIFE: Na Na Na

It is entirely unclear whether this is an official The Knife video or not, as it is a rather non-single track and lacks some of the grotesque imagery so familiar to official The Knife videos. That being said, it is not usual suspect director Andreas Nilsson, who's twisted vision was last seen here on Moby's Alice video. It's a quick little ambient track in neutral tones, like a little shot of Swedish weirdness. Directed by David Vegezzi. Watch the music video (qt).

THE KNIFE: Marble House (version 2)

Is this an official The Knife video? According to Pitchfork it is. But it aint at all like the video I've posted here for the very same track. Can Pitchfork be wrong? I mean, this video features cutesy weasel/rats in domestic situations like reading bedtime stories, having tea and writing letters. Certainly not the customary freak show juxtaposition of jumble images and concepts that The Knife are notorious for. Either way, I like single. Although this version of the video is a little too Anne Geddes for me. Just saying. Watch the music video (qt - stream).