This post is from one of several previous incarnations of this site and probably doesn’t quite fit the current format. In a former life this was a group blog and a tumblelog before it became a static jekyll site. If anything looks broken or is worded oddly that could be why. Pardon the dust.
Bjork is back with her finest work yet. Her new Album “Vespertine” is due for release on August 28th. The Japanese version is already out though and can be picked up on import. Vespertine sees a shift of direction for Bjork, gone are her previous pop trimmings and in their place comes a darker, harder electronic edge that was hinted at on “Homogenic” . Matmos have done a fine job, adding minimal techno rhythms under Bjorks tragically beautiful melodies. The influence of Dancer in the Dark can be felt too throughout this album as Bjork delves into a far more mature, painfull, but paradoxically warm and intimate sound. Your average pop fan will see this a step backwards, but this album pushes Bjork over a creative barrier. She has always tried to maintain a pop outlook while her own musical tastes lie more to the avante garde. Vespertine sees her cast off these pop allusions as she ploughs straight towards her own musical influences and contemporaries. I can’t recommend this album highly enough. Bjork has come of age and it is a privilege to be here to see it..