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- Summary: This is the third album (and first American release) for the Swedish brother-sister electro-pop duo of Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson.
- Record Label: Mute / Brille / Rabid
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic
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I'm in love with your brother What's his name? I thought I'd come by to see him again And when you two danced oh what a dance And when you two... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 22
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Mixed: 4 out of 22
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Negative: 1 out of 22
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This is one of the most rich and accomplished albums of recent times. Essential.
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MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)The musical construction is so jaunty that they can't be serious even if they're cutting their alienated fans out of the joke. [Feb/Mar 2007]
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While many electronic acts are trying their hand at folkier compositions and attempting to squeeze warmth from the digital realm, The Knife's Silent Shout opts for ice-cold distance. The record suffers nothing for it, instead coming out monolithic and beautiful.
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It's anybody's guess what a fan of the Gonzalez and Royksopp tracks will make of this beautiful, haunted record, but its dark ingenuity is the kind that keeps electronic music alive.
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And while lyrically nothing comes close to eclipsing the pop genius of "Heartbeats" from their previous release, Deep Cuts, several tracks on Silent Shout demonstrate considerable growth both lyrically and musically, making this a solid follow up from a band that has further evolved their own curious brand of synthpop.
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When they keep things a little more subtle, Silent Shout is outstanding, but in other places it's just sorta there.
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Q MagazineA hideous mess of electro noodling and maddeningly obtuse, tuneless vocals. [May 2006, p.126]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 52 out of 57
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Mixed: 2 out of 57
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Negative: 3 out of 57
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Jan 23, 2013
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EduardoOApr 1, 2007
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Nov 16, 2013
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mihaivAug 14, 2006Excellent. Very original.
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c.May 28, 2007i love the record, but it surprises me who else does. whenever i play it around those who have never heard it they always ask who it is and nod...
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GC.Dec 4, 2007
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[Anonymous]Sep 17, 2006Just awful.
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