Friday Send-Off | Fever Ray | Live in Luleå

No album this year lends itself to Halloween quite like the self-titled release from Fever Ray. Not in a party playlist way (see: our mixtape), but in a dead-seriously haunting way. Fever Ray and its many visual aids have been silently transfixing fans since last winter. One by one, Karin Dreijer Andersson (of The Knife) has been dropping eerie videos for what seems like every track on her excellent solo debut. Each is thematically heavy and utterly perplexing. Really, I can't think of another musician/director pairing (director credits: Andreas Nilsson, Martin de Thurrah, Mikel Cee Karlsson) that has better captured the mood of an entire record.

First came "If I Had A Heart", which took us from a torch-lit rowboat to a masonic lodge of terror. Then "When I Grow Up" conducted a swimming pool storm of paranormal activity, "Triangle Walks" cloaked Karen under lamps, and "Seven" sent vocals through a creepy old lady in a barn. And just last week, she teamed with Nilsson again on the deluxe edition bonus song and Nick Cave cover, "Stranger Than Kindness". Instead of starting an embed train, I'll limit myself to that last one:



Download | Fever Ray | Live in Luleå

All bringing us to today's giveaway. A notch above your average bootleg, this Sweden concert was recorded by The Guardian and features a full album setlist plus the cover above, all very much heightened in a live setting.



Highly recommended.