Additional personnel: Jenny Wilson, Kalle Lekholm.

Reissued after the success of 2006's SILENT SHOUT, the Knife's '03 album, DEEP CUTS, is more dance-oriented than its dark, moody successor. While the wonderful quirks of the Swedish brother/sister electronica duo--namely distorted vocals and prominent synth lines--are present, they are often used in shimmering, club-ready contexts, as on the vibrant "Heartbeats" (later covered by indie-folk performer Jose Gonzalez) and "You Take My Breath Away," which skates along nimbly on a sheet of icy beats. If DEEP CUTS is a night out on the dance floor, SILENT SHOUT is the chilling, shadow-filled walk home, making the former the more accessible and lighthearted of the two albums.