I have to say that I surprise myself saying these words but Bjork’s new record is great. I used to be a Bjork fan long ago but record after record I started not to stand her voice and her pretentiousity, even more after the mostly unstoppable Medula. So I was not expecting anything, even less when the group of collaborations (Timbaland, Konono n1, Lightning bolt …) was announced and it took me by surprise. First the first single, Earth Intruders, her best single in ages, and then the second song I heard from the album, not only the most original song she’s ever made but also one of the best songs I’ve heard this year so far. This song is Declare Independence and it reminds me of the dark punk crescendo of Sonic Youth’s Flower updated in 2007. Noisy, political and threatening. But you can also find more good songs such as the two duets with Antony. And the strange thing is that maybe this is also her most commercial and simple record since Post and also her best, two things that do not always go together.
Watch this live presentation of the first single in a TV program:
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