The Knife have announced that they plan to split up after they finish their upcoming European tour this Autumn.
One half of the Swedish duo, Karin Dreijer Andersson, told Dazed and Confused, "When we finish the tour now in November, we will close down, it's our last tour." The vocalist added: "We don't have any obligations to continue, it should only and always be for fun."
On whether Andersson planned to continue performing under the Fever Ray name, she said "When we finish The Knife’s last run in mid-November, I will start thinking about what is to come next!"
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The Knife consist of Andersson and her brother Olof Dreijer. The electronic pop duo released their fourth album titled Shaking The Habitual in 2013.
Their final tour of Europe will see the duo perform in Manchester on Wednesday 5 November and London on Thursday 6 November. For more information visit here
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