XLR8R — In all honesty, XLR8R doesn't really need to weigh in on whether or not the new LP by Swedish duo The Knife is any good. It's been seven years since the spellbinding Silent Shout ushered in a new era of moody synth-pop, four years after sin... more info

78s — The Knife würden die 1:12-Initiative unterschreiben. Auf “Shaking The Habitual” fordert das schwedische Duo mit extremer Musik ein Ende des extremen Wohlstands. Liest man den Albumtitel “Shaking The Habitual” als programmatisc... more info

XLR8R — Brixton producer PhOtOmachine recently completed this bubbly remix of "Banana Tree" by Rudi Zygadlo (pictured above), a track which first appeared on his Tragicomedies LP last fall. Reminiscent of a pop-minded Fever Ray, the rework seamlessly weaves ... more info

XLR8R — There's been no shortage of melancholy, female-fronted, reverb-drenched pop in the wake of Fever Ray, and Gazelle Twin (a.k.a. Elizabeth Walling) specializes in just this. Of course, it's a bit reductive to lump this wave of acts together b... more info

XLR8R — It's been seven years since the release of Silent Shout (almost three years since the collaborative Tomorrow, In a Year album dropped), but longstanding Swedish electronic duo The Knife (a.k.a. Fever Ray's Karin Dreijer Andersson and her br... more info

Guardian Music — Trust summon up the decadence of the 80s, mixing synthpop's chilly hauteur with the naked emotions of the singer-songwriterReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Toronto.The lineup: Robert Alfons (vocals, synths).The background: Trust ... more info

78s — Im Duo bewegt sich Anneke im experimentellen Dunstkreis von Cocorosie und Björk, solo zieht es sie hin zu Fever Ray. Den einen dürfte Anneke Kampman aus Glasgow vom WundertütenPop-Duo Conquering Animal Sound bekannt sein. Während sie da eine geistige... more info

Guardian Music — (4AD)Such is the glut of ethereal electropop, new acts risk drifting past with all the unearthly beauty of a cheap air freshener. So what a pleasure that Canadian duo Purity Ring have sidestepped wafty, dream-pop cliche to make an album that repays e... more info

Guardian Music — R&S Records' new bass and techno prodigy empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with Levon Vincent: Revs/Cost I always play at least three or four Levon Vincent tracks in every set. I really like openin... more info

Guardian Music — Lo-fi R&B melodies meet new age atmospherics in Montreal-based artist's hypnotic weirdo popThree weeks barricaded inside a room without food, sleep or company. It sounds like the kind of thing you'd only put yourself through if you were quitting hero... more info