karin is so anti-commercial that until 2006, she didn't perform live or make public appearances, in fact, most of her older promotional materials featured her and olof in bird-beaked masks.  this aversion to publicity hasn't dimmed their star in the least as they were awarded "2006 album of the year" by pitchfork for their lp, silent shout, and have won seven grammis (swedish grammy award).  however, in their classic style, they boycotted the ceremonies in protest of male dominance in the music industry.

in 2009, they were commissioned to write the music for an opera based on charles darwin's book "on the origin of the species".

according to pitchfork, karin's "vocal style is notable for both shrill and deep, distorted tones combined with her distinctive accent and the use of pitch-shifting..."  she sites sonic youth, kate bush, le tigre, siouxsie and the banshees and phil collins (ala miami vice) as influences, and on 18 march 2009, under the name fever ray, she released her self-titled debut lp.

she describes the album as stark, somber, intense and anxious, yet luminous.  she recently had a child, no doubt influencing the lyrics and engineering of the album.  “half of what the songs are about is the subconscious,” karin said. “a lot of it is like daydreaming, dreaming when you’re awake, but tired; a lot of stories come from that world. i try to write when i‘m in that state".