In 2014, the Knife announced that the shows they were playing in support of Shaking the Habitual would be their final live performances. Both the Knife and Karin Dreijer’s solo project, Fever Ray, have been silent ever since except the occasional DJ set. There were some signs of activity this morning, however, the group’s Facebook profile picture was updated, a new cover video followed, and they shared a minute-film video shortly after. Named “Mother of Knives Cooking Class,” the 60-second video shows the preparation of obscure kitchen ingredients, including a Fever Ray bird mask, while soundtracked by Shaking the Habitual track “Networking.” The cover video depicts a knife slicing cherry candies as muffled voices loop in the background. Watch them below.
The Knife
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
2. I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt
3. Ask Her to Dance – Coconut Records
4. So Many Things to Tell You – Mark Redito
5. Cavalier – James Vincent McMorrow
6. Callow – Novo Amor
7. Francis Forever – Mitski
8. I Wanna Boi – PWR BTTM
9. Lousy Connection – Ezra Furman
10. Listen to the Man – George Ezra
11. I Love You So – The Walters
12. Sleepwalking – Modest Mouse
13. All I Want Is You – Barry Louis Pollsar
14. A Crack in Time – Ferraby Lionheart
15. Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
16. Our Love – Sharon Van Etten
17. Heartbeats – The Knife
18. Flaws – Vancouver Sleep Clinic
19. Say Yes – Elliott Smith
20. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs