
Berklee didn’t move or register any change in her face. Instead she examined Bill’s thinning hair and deepening smile lines. Led Zeppelin and eyeliner were no longer so sexy on a 40 year old.

In a highly unlikely feat, Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer Anderson manages to be creepier than Nick Cave in this cover of “Stranger Than Kindness.” That deep, growly, coldly mechanical voice? Yeah, that would be Karin singing, thanks to the vocal manipulation software she favors. Accessible and transparent it’s not—after all, this is the woman who rarely reveals her face, performing in elaborate masks and make-up—but the knotty, twisty darkness of the music possesses a singular charm for those who choose to listen. And don’t bother trying to figure out what the hell is going on in this video, or any of her videos, for that matter; just watch them and hope you don’t have nightmares afterwards.

