Radical Romantics | ||||
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Released | 10 March 2023 | |||
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Length | 44:10 | |||
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Singles from Radical Romantics | ||||
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".
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[7] |
Metacritic | 82/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
DIY | [1] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[10] |
Mojo | [11] |
NME | [12] |
The Observer | [13] |
Paste | 8.1/10[2] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[14] |
Slant Magazine | [15] |
Uncut | 8.7/10[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]
All lyrics written by Karin Dreijer. Vocal production is handled by Johannes Berglund on all tracks.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "What They Call Us" |
| 4:27 | |
2. | "Shiver" |
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| 4:35 |
3. | "New Utensils" |
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| 4:17 |
4. | "Kandy" |
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| 4:07 |
5. | "Even It Out" |
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| 3:07 |
6. | "Looking for a Ghost" |
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| 3:39 |
7. | "Carbon Dioxide" |
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| 4:51 |
8. | "North" |
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| 4:04 |
9. | "Tapping Fingers" |
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| 3:57 |
10. | "Bottom of the Ocean" |
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| 7:06 |
Total length: | 44:10 |
Notes
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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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 |