I Am Karate

Swedish duo I Am Karate debuted their sleek, effervescent electro-pop in 2015 with a self-titled EP. Released later the same year, the single "Bitter" became their first to top a million streams. Both natives of Dalarna, Sweden, with an inclination for songwriting, Erika Ahlström and Marta Pettersson first met in 2014 and quickly decided they wanted to make music together. They cited Robyn and Susanne Sundfør as their biggest inspirations. With both singing lead, and with Pettersson on keyboards and Ahlström on electronic effects, they began playing shows and issued the self-...