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Olof Dreijer<\/a>, once half of the Swedish synth-pop duo the Knife<\/a>, has signed to Dirty Hit<\/a> to release his long-awaited debut so album. Loud Bloom<\/em><\/a> arrives May 8 via the label\u2019s electronic imprint, DH2. The LP\u2019s tracklist includes six previously released songs from the last three years\u2014\u201cRosa Rugosa<\/a>,\u201d \u201cCassia,\u201d \u201cCoral<\/a>,\u201d \u201cAcuyuye,\u201d \u201cBlood Lily,\u201d and \u201cIris\u201d\u2014as well as a reworked version of \u201cCamelia\u201d from Dreijer\u2019s 2023 Rosa Rugosa<\/em><\/a> EP. Check it out below\u2014and listen to the new single \u201cEchoed Dafino<\/a>,\u201d which features Sudanese singer Maman.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so moved the first time I heard the original version of \u2018Dafnino,\u2019\u201d Dreijer said of the single in a press statement. \u201cMaman\u2019s voice is so beautiful. I wanted to make it work in my DJ sets, so I made my own version that I felt became more than just a remix so I thought it could be nice to include it on the album. The additional vocals he recorded made it feel very special too.\u201d<\/p>\n Olof Dreijer produced four tracks on Radical Romantics<\/em><\/a>, the latest album by his sibling Karin Dreijer under their Fever Ray alias: \u201cWhat They Call Us<\/a>,\u201d \u201cShiver<\/a>,\u201d \u201cNew Utensils,\u201d and \u201cKandy.\u201d That same year, he teamed up<\/a> with Mt. Sims for a record of steel drum music.<\/p>\n Read about \u201cCoral\u201d at No. 42 in The 100 Best Songs of 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n