Radical Romantics

Radical Romantics
Studio album by
Fever Ray
Released10 March 2023 (2023-03-10)
Genres
Length44:10
Labels
Producers
Fever Ray chronology
Plunge
(2017)		 Radical Romantics
(2023)
Singles from Radical Romantics
  1. "What They Call Us"
    Released: 5 October 2022
  2. "Carbon Dioxide"
    Released: 10 November 2022
  3. "Kandy"
    Released: 25 January 2023

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".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
DIYStarStarStarStar
The Line of Best Fit8/10
MojoStarStarStarStar
NMEStarStarStarStar
The ObserverStarStarStarStar
Paste8.1/10
Pitchfork8.4/10
Slant MagazineStarStarStar
Uncut8.7/10

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.

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)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

References

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  2. 1 2 Marlin, Natalie (8 March 2023). "Fever Ray Explores the Complexities of Love on Radical Romantics". Paste. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Gotrich, Lars (5 October 2022). "Fever Ray, 'What They Call Us'". NPR. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 Arcand, Rob (10 November 2022). "Fever Ray Announces New Album Radical Romantics, Shares New Song "Carbon Dioxide": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Radical Romantics by Fever Ray reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Radical Romantics by Fever Ray". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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  10. ↑ Gerardi, Matt (7 March 2023). "Fever Ray "Radical Romantics"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Fever Ray: Radical Romantics". Mojo. April 2023. p. 88.
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  13. ↑ Morris, Damien (12 March 2023). "Fever Ray: Radical Romantics review – Karin Dreijer returns sunny side up". The Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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  15. ↑ Lyons-Burt, Charles (6 March 2023). "Fever Ray Radical Romantics Review: A Maverick Artist with Nowhere Left to Go". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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  18. ↑ "2023 Rewind". The Wire. No. 479. January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2026 – via Exact Editions.
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  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 17/3/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Fever Ray – Radical Romantics – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 17/3/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  24. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 17/3/2023 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2023.