Radical Romantics

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Radical Romantics
Fever Ray - Radical Romantics.png
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 electronic music duo the Knife. [6] Radical Romantics was preceded by three singles: "What They Call Us", "Carbon Dioxide", and "Kandy".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [7]
Metacritic 82/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [10]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Paste 8.1/10 [2]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [14]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

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

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

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