February 16, 2013

"Sometimes I get problems that are hard to solve
What’s your story?
That’s my opinion

Questions and the answers can take very long
Here’s a story
What’s your opinion?"

I am tempted to say that some bands, The Knife for instance, would get away with pretty much anything. Their amount of credentials among music journalists, music “besserwissers” and any people with a general interest in music would give them two thumbs up even if they would release a yodelling record in death metal style.

Hence I am not surprised that The Knife is able to release a nine minute single that everyone seem to love and no one seem to question at all. And to some extent I do agree, it is a rather good song but in my humble opinion I cannot add myself to the masses of people naming this one “the song of the year”.

Again, it is not a bad song and I am not saying that “everyone” else is wrong. I am just pointing out the fact that in this case some people may be a little bit too carried away by new The Knife single just because they are “expected” to in order to keep their own credentials…

The Knife – Full of fire is found on the forthcoming record “Shaking the habitual” scheduled to be released in 2013.