Karin Dreijer Instagram – Dreijer, whether in The Knife or as Fever Ray, has never capitulated to the album promo-tour cycles expected in the popshere.
However, in their latest album, Radical Romantics, they have expanded their art into new territories – it is Dreijer at their best, a curious musician and interrogative songwriter exploding and making new the search for love and what it means to love.
“I write the lyrics. I consider the stories and let them splay out for me. But music for me is this open space.”
Contemporary pop demands optimisation and acceleration, but Dreijer’s innovation is on their timeline: organic, soul-scavenging, and has a feel that they truly live the questions their music puts forth.
“Creating a space for queer joy takes time, and there has to be communication, with our band and our audiences.”
For more from our cover interview with Fever Ray, read the new issue of GAY TIMES Magazine at the link in bio.
Words by @annagranola
Photography by @lydia_garnett | Posted on 21/Jun/2024 16:32:38
