Radical Romantics Explained

Radical Romantics is the third studio album by Fever Ray, an alias of Swedish musician Karin Dreijer. It was released on 10 March 2023 through Rabid and Mute Records. The album features contributions from producers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails, and Dreijer's brother, Olof, with whom they formed electronic music duo the Knife.^[1] Radical Romantics was preceded by three singles: "What They Call Us", "Carbon Dioxide", and "Kandy".

Critical reception

Radical Romantics received critical acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on 17 reviews. Writing for NME, Erica Campbell characterized the album as "a collection of exhilarating pop vignettes examining love as a preoccupation, an unconstrained struggle and most importantly, a myth."^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Karin Dreijer. Vocal production is handled by Johannes Berglund on all tracks.

Notes

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Notes and References

1. Rettig. James. Album Of The Week: Fever Ray Radical Romantics. Stereogum. 7 March 2023. 10 March 2023.
2. Web site: Campbell . Erica . 2023-03-09 . Fever Ray – Radical Romantics review: a symphonic ode to love . 2023-11-09 . NME . en-GB.