''Wonder'' is the fourth and final album by Swiss band
Knut
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, released in 2010 on
Hydra Head Records
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. It was their first new studio album in more than five years. Not content to simply recreate the sound of their past albums, Knut strove to reinvent themselves in ''Wonder'' by incorporating new melodic elements and
psychedelic
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ambience into their songs. Festivals and tours followed, including Europe with
Keelhaul, and Russia for the first time. But in January 2012, Knut announced that they were on "indefinite hiatus". Subsequently the death of frontman Didier Séverin in 2022 ended any possibility of a reunion,
making ''Wonder'' the last studio recording by Knut.
Track listing
# "Leet"– 3:20
# "Damned Extroverts" – 1:55
# "Suckers" – 2:12
# "Calamity" – 1:43
# "Ultralight Backpacking" – 6:42
# "Segue 1" – 1:40
# "Fast Forward Bastard" – 3:20
# "Lemmings" – 1:53
# "If We Can't Fly There, We'll Take the Boat" – 6:33
# "Segue 2" – 2:12
# "Wonder / Daily Grind" – 8:30
Personnel
* Didier Severin – vocals/electronics
* Jerome Doudet – bass
* Tim Robert-Charrue – guitar
* Roderic Mounir – drums/guitar
* Christian Valleise - guitar
References
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Knut (band) albums
2010 albums
Hydra Head Records albums
Albums with cover art by Aaron Turner