Her new podcast, Sonic Symbolism, revisits the creation of each of her albums. In Billie Eilish’s glamorous grotesquery and hyperpop’s chipper chaos, you can see a surging interest in Björk’s longtime quest: proving supposedly soft qualities-vulnerability, caring, wonder-to be forms of guts and brawn.ījörk’s new solo album is her 10th, and the round number is apt for a moment in which she’s taking stock of where she has come from and what she’s accomplished. Today’s forward-thinking female and queer stars-as varied as Rosalía, SZA, Solange, Perfume Genius, and Lizzo-tend to salute her as a foremother. Many observers have been confused by this brew, but for others, Björk is a comfort, an affirmation of their own inalienable originality. Starting with her 1993 solo album, Debut, and continuing through her acclaimed work of the past decade, she has carved a path with her guttural voice and counterintuitive melodies, her edgy instrumentation and wise lyrics, her surreal visuals and alchemical tech. Her influence is also inescapable worldwide.

At a nearby bar, I got to chatting with a middle-aged man who said that Björk had babysat him when he was a kid. The Icelandic Punk Museum, a tiny labyrinth in a converted public bathroom, is partly a shrine to The Sugarcubes, the rock band that brought Björk to international fame in the late ’80s. When I checked into my hotel in Reykjavík-a city of 135,000 that blends the vibes of a mountain-climbing base camp and a bohemian port-a song of hers was playing in the lobby.

Yet at age 56, having spent three decades as one of music’s most important figures, Björk has hardly gone unnoticed in her home country. “Icelanders,” Björk explained, “are too cool for school.” But she moved through the busy café unbothered, even un-stared-at, by the other patrons. The whole look read as fungal chic, reflecting the earthy aesthetic of her new album, Fossora, which will be out at the end of this month. Her Cleopatra hairstyle had been dyed with strips of white, pink, and mold blue, and the pendulous ruffles of her gown-like overcoat were patterned orange and gray-green. “We had to set our clock to the tide,” she said, brightly, as if I would know what that meant.ījörk looked very Björk, which is to say that she looked like no one else on this planet. Upon arriving at the plant-filled café where we’d agreed to meet, Björk thanked me for my flexibility. Just that morning, our interview had been rescheduled to an hour earlier than originally planned so that we could travel to a location unknown to me. You can find them here.M idday on a Monday in Iceland’s capital of Reykjavík, Björk walked into a coffee shop and gave me a riddle. The first three episodes - respectively looking at 'Debut', 'Post', and 'Homogenic' - were made available today, 1st September. In addition to 'Fossora', Björk also has a new podcast series, ' Björk: Sonic Symbolism', which explores her discography, and the meanings and thoughts behind the individual LPs. 'This time around the feeling was landing (after my last album 'Utopia' which was all island in the clouds element air and no bass) on the Earth and digging my feet into the ground.' 'Each album always starts with a feeling that I try to shape into sound,' she continued. So in short it means 'she who digs' (into the ground). It is the feminine of fossore (digger, delver, ditcher). '7 billion of us did it together/nesting in our homes, quarantining/being long enough in one place that we shot down roots,' Björk wrote, explaining the title is a 'word I made up. In a statement about the music itself, the multi-award-winning artist explained her latest outing explores 'bass' and 'heavy bottom-end' sounds, and deals with ideas of grounding, and our shared global experience of the pandemic.

The forthcoming record features a cover shot by photographer Vidar Logi, which you can see below. The first single, 'Atopos', is due out soon. Björk has revealed the artwork and confirmed a release date for her highly anticipated new album, 'Fossora', which will land on 30th September.

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