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Radical Romantics
Studio album by
Fever Ray
Released10 March 2023 (2023-03-10)
Genre
Length44:10
Label
Producer
Fever Ray chronology
Plunge
(2017) 		Radical Romantics
(2023)
Singles from Radical Romantics
  1. "What They Call Us"
    Released: 5 October 2022[3]
  2. "Carbon Dioxide"
    Released: 10 November 2022[4]
  3. "Kandy"
    Released: 25 January 2023[5]

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.[4] The album features contributions from producers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails, and Dreijer's brother, Olof, with whom they formed half of electronic music duo the Knife.[6] Radical Romantics was preceded by three singles: "What They Call Us", "Carbon Dioxide", and "Kandy".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[7]
Metacritic82/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
DIY[1]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[10]
Mojo[11]
NME[12]
The Observer[13]
Paste8.1/10[2]
Pitchfork8.4/10[14]
Slant Magazine[15]
Uncut8.7/10[16]

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.[8] 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."[17]

Track listing

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

Radical Romantics track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."What They Call Us"
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
4:27
2."Shiver"
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
4:35
3."New Utensils"
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
4:17
4."Kandy"
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
  • K. Dreijer
  • O. Dreijer
4:07
5."Even It Out"
  • K. Dreijer
3:07
6."Looking for a Ghost"
  • K. Dreijer
  • Nídia Borges
  • K. Dreijer
  • Nídia
  • Berglund
3:39
7."Carbon Dioxide"
  • K. Dreijer
4:51
8."North"
  • K. Dreijer
  • K. Dreijer
  • Reznor
  • Ross
4:04
9."Tapping Fingers"
  • K. Dreijer
  • K. Dreijer
  • Pär Grindvik
  • Peder Mannerfelt
3:57
10."Bottom of the Ocean"
  • K. Dreijer
  • K. Dreijer
7:06
Total length:44:10

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates an additional producer

Charts

Chart performance for Radical Romantics
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 117
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 92
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[22] 12
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 7

References

  1. ^ a b Grice, Alisdair. "Fever Ray – Radical Romantics". DIY. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Marlin, Natalie (8 March 2023). "Fever Ray Explores the Complexities of Love on Radical Romantics". Paste. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ Gotrich, Lars (5 October 2022). "Fever Ray, 'What They Call Us'". NPR. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Arcand, Rob (10 November 2022). "Fever Ray Announces New Album Radical Romantics, Shares New Song "Carbon Dioxide": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ Bell, Kaelen (25 January 2023). "Watch Karin and Olof Dreijer Reunite in Fever Ray's "Kandy" Video". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. ^ Rettig, James (7 March 2023). "Album Of The Week: Fever Ray Radical Romantics". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Radical Romantics by Fever Ray reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for Radical Romantics by Fever Ray". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  9. ^ Phares, Heather. "Radical Romantics – Fever Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. ^ Gerardi, Matt (7 March 2023). "Fever Ray "Radical Romantics"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Fever Ray: Radical Romantics". Mojo. April 2023. p. 88.
  12. ^ Campbell, Erica (9 March 2023). "Fever Ray – 'Radical Romantics' review: a symphonic ode to love". NME. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  13. ^ Morris, Damien (12 March 2023). "Fever Ray: Radical Romantics review – Karin Dreijer returns sunny side up". The Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  14. ^ Gaca, Anna (10 March 2023). "Fever Ray: Radical Romantics Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  15. ^ Lyons-Burt, Charles (6 March 2023). "Fever Ray Radical Romantics Review: A Maverick Artist with Nowhere Left to Go". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Fever Ray: Radical Romantics". Uncut. April 2023. p. 26.
  17. ^ Campbell, Erica (9 March 2023). "Fever Ray – Radical Romantics review: a symphonic ode to love". NME. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fever Ray – Radical Romantics" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fever Ray – Radical Romantics" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fever Ray – Radical Romantics". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2023.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Romantics

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