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  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release from The Knife's Olof Dreijer features guest appearances by Toya Delazy, Diva Cruz and MaMan.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. May 15, 2026
    100
    Dreijer has created his own walled garden of psychedelia, conjuring the light and scent of a summer in bloom.
  2. May 15, 2026
    90
    Diva Cruz, the Colombian percussionist and MC, brings a carnival atmosphere that is hard to resist. It’s in these collaborative works that Dreijer really strikes gold on Loud Bloom, the mix of influences and sounds giving a global feel and celebratory energy to the early parts of the album.
  3. May 15, 2026
    75
    Like its title, Loud Bloom is undeniably a blossoming. It’s a flourish of individual style and a record of following your gut for what feels right; some of the tracks might not work for everyone, but they work for Dreijer.
  4. May 15, 2026
    71
    There are no sour notes here; it’s a lovely listen from beginning to end. But you may sometimes get a sense of déjà vu, either because so many of the songs draw from a similar set of sounds, or because you’ve actually heard them before—six of the album’s 14 tracks came out on other records in the past few years.