Critical darlings The Knife are an electronic music duo of siblings from Stockholm famed for their complex arrangements and, recently, their political philosophy (their most recent album, Shaking the Habitual deals with questions of social justice), which is totally fun to listen to and care about.

Fever Ray is Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife: equally critically acclaimed, equally awesome. The electro-pop project has peaked on album charts both in Europe and in the United States.