The Knife

Brother and sister electro duo the Knife are one of the best bands I have discovered recently. The Swedish Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson have been making music together since 1999 and have recently received a high amount of popularity due to (wait for it) the blogosphere!! as well as a cover that Jose Gonzalez, also Swedish (with Argentinian parents), did of their song "Heartbeats" that later became a massively popular TV ad. This song is really quite great. Here are both music videos for your viewing and listening pleasure:

The Knife version:


Jose Gonzalez version:


And the commercial that started it all:


I recently bought their album Deep Cuts and trust me, their tracks don't go below a certain level of standard. Karin's voice is almost intoxicatingly addictive and the sound often carries a level of creepiness which is right up my alley.

The Knife usually does not tour. They are very pretentious about public appearances, because they like to keep themselves (as people) out of the spotlight so that their music stands alone. In fact, everytime they have a photoshoot they are seen in masks or makeup which attempt to visually depict their music. I have no idea what they look like and I don't really mind (because how many times have you been turned off of and okay band because they turned out to be uglier than expected?) After learning about their publicity celibacy, I was overjoyed when I found out that they're currently touring! They're in Europe right now, and in November will be hitting Los Angeles and San Francisco



Tracks:
Jose Gonzalez' Heartbeats
Knife's Heartbeats
You Take My Breath Away.m4a
10 Is It Medicine.m4a
Pass This On.m4a