Fever Ray – Self Titled

I am now at the point in this 2000’s style blogging that I can not remember what I’ve posted about. But because I am a nerd, I have a list. I was surprised I hadn’t posted about this 2009 release from the Knife’s Karin Dreijer. It's is their first solo release and the only solo album of their’s I’ve really enjoyed in full. Fever Ray and the whole gender queer music scene from the 2000’s onwards had such a profound impact on me as a young adult. I first had this on CD, thrashed it, and found a vinyl copy in Polyester Records for $34.95 according to the sleeve. At the time of it's release, this album inspired me dig out my keyboard to have a tinker. To me, this album sounds timeless.

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It's the year 2000. I'm 16 and I'm helping my boyfriend at the time set up his local art exhibition in our shitty suburban town. We listened to frontier psychiatrist on repeat. The Avalanches blew my mind. When I hear them now I think of hot Australian summers listening to Triple J.

I have not played this album for many years. But I was watching the Jamie xx guest spot with Derrick Gee (very good, do recommend) and he was talking about his love for The Avalanches at age 11 and its them that inspired him to dj and they exchange tunes now which I thought was really lovely.

I've been thinking about this album for several weeks since watching that. It's a scorchio 38 degrees today and decided to throw it on. David was lucky enough to see them early on at Big Day Out at the time wearing op shop suits in boiling Australian heat on the main stage. I have seen them live but it was much later.

This album is hitting its 25 year anniversary this year and it still sounds fresh now as it did then.

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