Radical Romantics
2023 studio album by Fever Ray
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. Radical Romantics was preceded by three singles: "What They Call Us", "Carbon Dioxide", and "Kandy".
01Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| DIY | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 |
| Mojo | |
| NME | |
| The Observer | |
| Paste | 8.1/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Uncut | 8.7/10 |
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." The album placed 28th in The Wire's year-end critics' poll.
02Track listing
All lyrics written by Karin Dreijer. Vocal production is handled by Johannes Berglund on all tracks.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What They Call Us" |
| 4:27 | |
| 2. | "Shiver" |
|
| 4:35 |
| 3. | "New Utensils" |
|
| 4:17 |
| 4. | "Kandy" |
|
| 4:07 |
| 5. | "Even It Out" |
|
| 3:07 |
| 6. | "Looking for a Ghost" |
|
| 3:39 |
| 7. | "Carbon Dioxide" |
|
| 4:51 |
| 8. | "North" |
|
| 4:04 |
| 9. | "Tapping Fingers" |
|
| 3:57 |
| 10. | "Bottom of the Ocean" |
|
| 7:06 |
| Total length: | 44:10 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] indicates an additional producer
03Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 117 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 20 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 92 |
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts) | 12 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts) | 7 |
Sources and credits
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