"The lyrics are inspired by '70s protest song from our childhood," says Fever Ray, "Or maybe they pose the question, what can a protest song by today?"

The newly issued interview tape below finds Swedish duo The Knife talking about their fourth studio album Shaking The Habitual, alongside the usual cryptic sound-image collages we've come to associate with the experimental group.

Have a gander and see if you can make head or tail of it. You can also listen to the album for yourself, for free, over at [link]theknife.net[/link] right now.

Here is the HP verdict, written by Craig Fitzpatrick, on their first album proper in seven years.