The Knife
Deep Cuts 2LP (magenta vinyl)

The Knife continues its 20th anniversary celebration as the duo of Karin and Olof Dreijer revisit Deep Cuts, a Trojan horse of a pop record that dreamt of a revolution.

Deep Cuts’ “Pass This On” and “Heartbeats” represent two of the most overt pop songs in The Knife’s catalog and helped propel the band’s profile to new heights. Fellow Swede José González introduced the track to a fresh audience via his tender acoustic guitar cover that went on to be featured in a massively successful Sony Bravia commercial. “Heartbeats” and its tale of instantaneous, fervent love became one of the most celebrated electro-pop songs of the 2000s.

The Knife sought to imbue Deep Cuts with allusions to their socialist political ideals via the democratization of art. The duo conceived calypso-tinged electronic pop and used it to rail against ingrained structural entities such as the police state, toxic masculinity, and domestic abuse. It was a spoonful of auditory sugar to help offset the bitterness of a dark reality. Deep Cuts offered a chance for people to dance while confronting a troubled world.

NEW / Released 2003 / Reissue 2021

Tracklist:

A1 Heartbeats

A2 Girls' Night Out

A3 Pass This On

B1 One For You

B2 The Cop

B3 Listen Now

B4 She's Having A Baby

C1 You Take My Breath Away

C2 Rock Classics

C3 Is It Medicine

D1 You Make Me Like Charity

D2 Got 2 Let U

D3 Behind The Bushes

D4 Hangin' Out