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The Knife: Roundhouse, London

Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 10 May 2013

IF THE KNIFE'S CURRENT MISSION, advertised in the title of the Swedish duo's new album Shaking the Habitual, is to disrupt assumptions, then their first London show in seven years can be judged by the extremity of the audience's reactions. Some are enraptured; others are visibly cross or walk out. You would not be surprised to hear a disappointed fan shout "Judas!" It's like nothing you've ever seen.

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