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The Swedish electronic duo, The Knife, is making its triumphant return to the music world this year with Shaking the Habitual and today we get to see the music video for the opening track "A Tooth For An Eye." This music video was directed by Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson and features hypnotic modern dance number.
The band released the following statement with the video premiere:
"A Tooth For An Eye" deconstructs images of maleness, power and leadership. Who are the people we trust as our leaders and why? What do we have to learn from those we consider inferior? In a sport setting where one would traditionally consider a group of men as powerful and in charge, an unexpected leader emerges. A child enters and allows the men to let go of their hierarchies, machismo and fear of intimacy, as they follow her into a dance. Their lack of expertise and vulnerability shines through as they perform the choreography. Amateurs and skilled dancers alike express joy and a sense of freedom; There is no prestige in their performance. The child is powerful, tough and sweet all at once, roaring "I'm telling you stories, trust me". There is no shame in her girliness, rather she possesses knowledge that the men lost a long time ago.
Here is the music video for "A Tooth For An Eye" by The Knife:
The music video for "Tooth For An Eye" contains an edited version of the track. We have provided the unedited version below.
Shaking the Habitual is due out in April and is the long-awaited follow up to 2006's Silent Shout. The album's first single, "Full of Fire," was released in January of this year and is provided below. Also, we have provided the tracklist below as well as a trailer for the upcoming album. Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Shaking the Habitual:
