Well respected Electronic Music site Resident Advisor has named Fever Ray as its second favorite album of 2009:

“You read it all often, but the word that resonated most with Fever Ray was “ritual.” Maybe it was the beat on album opener “If I Had a Heart,” which plodded softly while a theme played over and over and over again. Or perhaps it’s Karin Dreijer Andersson’s renowned live shows, which made such haunting use of lamps and costumes. Whatever it was, we spent 2009 ready and willing to practice it.”