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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.

The Knife has announced a limited edition magenta colored pressing of Deep Cuts available August 20 2021.

Deep Cuts Pass This On and Heartbeats represent two of the most overt pop songs in The Knifes catalog and helped propel the bands profile to new heights. Fellow Swede Jos Gonzlez 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. Pitchfork included it at #15 on their list of the decades best recordings saying, each version of Heartbeats is a miracle in its own right, highlighting a different aspect of the same incredible, life-affirming experience. 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.