#Björk still has her finger on the pulse

#Björk still has her finger on the pulse

Underneath the Kosciuszko Bridge in Brooklyn, the Icelandic art-pop icon shone a light on the global underground with two energetic DJ sets Björk. Photo by Santiago Felipe.   Björk has never been tethered by time. Without liner notes, dropping a needle into any groove in her catalog can put you in the deep past, the…

Read More
#Coachella 2023 Weekend 2: How to stream Sunday’s sets

#Coachella 2023 Weekend 2: How to stream Sunday’s sets

The festival concludes today with a headline set from Blink-182, plus performances by Björk, Weyes Blood Alex G, Kali Uchis, GloRilla, Sudan Archives, Christine and the Queens, and others. Jack Bridgland Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 kicks off today (April 21), with Blink-182 headlining in Frank Ocean’s stead, followed (confusingly) by a festival-closing DJ set from…

Read More
#Song You Need: Shygirl gets the Björk treatment

#Song You Need: Shygirl gets the Björk treatment

“Song You Need: Shygirl gets the Björk treatment” “Woe (I See it From Your Side)” will appear on Nymph_o (the deluxe edition of Shygirl’s September 2022 album Nymph), due out April 14 via Because Music. Left: Björk, photo by Vidar Logi. Right: Shygirl, self-portrait.   Despite their nearly 30-year age gap, it’s no surprise that…

Read More
#Björk shares “Cornucopia” tour dates

#Björk shares “Cornucopia” tour dates

“Björk shares “Cornucopia” tour dates” The arena shows begin in Europe this September. Björk. Photo by Vidar Logi   Björk will play arena shows across Europe in the last quarter of 2023 for her revamped “Cornucopia” tour. The dates begin in September in Lisbon and runs for six shows before a break till November for…

Read More
#Listen to Shygirl and Sega Bodega rework Björk’s “Ovule”

#Listen to Shygirl and Sega Bodega rework Björk’s “Ovule”

“Listen to Shygirl and Sega Bodega rework Björk’s “Ovule”” A “chill-bassdrum-gabba” take on the Fossora single. Jacqueline Landvik Among Björk’s many talents and unique attributes as an artist is her ability to select great collaborators. From Tricky in the ’90s to, more recently, Arca, she surrounds herself with some of the most boundary-pushing figures around….

Read More
#Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, and Frank Ocean are Coachella’s 2023 headliners

#Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, and Frank Ocean are Coachella’s 2023 headliners

“Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, and Frank Ocean are Coachella’s 2023 headliners” Other marquee acts on the bill include Gorillaz, Rosalía, and Björk. From left: Bad Bunny, photo by Michael Tran/AFP/Getty Images; BLACKPINK, photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images; Frank Ocean, photo by Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images.   Goldenvoice, the organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,…

Read More
#Watch Björk’s “Sorrowful Soil” video

#Watch Björk’s “Sorrowful Soil” video

“Watch Björk’s “Sorrowful Soil” video” Björk serenades a volcano in her new clip for the Fossora cut. Björk has shared a new visual treatment for “Sorrowful Soil,” the fourth track from Fossora. In the Viðar Logi-directed clip, which doubles as a lyric video, the Icelandic experimental pop icon delivers the odd, acappella cut in stark…

Read More
#The 15 projects you should stream right now

#The 15 projects you should stream right now

“The 15 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Freddie Gibbs, Bladee, Björk, and more. Freddie Gibbs: Photo by Nick Walker.   Freddie Gibbs, $oul $old $eperately Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs reached a new high in his career with 2020’s Alfredo, a collaborative album with The Alchemist that was nominated at the…

Read More
#Björk shares Fossora‘s title track

#Björk shares Fossora‘s title track

“Björk shares Fossora‘s title track” Her 10th solo studio album as an adult arrives Friday via One Little Independent Records. We’re three days away from the highly anticipated arrival of Fossora, Björk’s 10th solo studio LP — or, if you include the self-titled project she put out at age 12 and 1990’s Gling-Gló (a jazz…

Read More
#Song You Need: Welcome back, Björk

#Song You Need: Welcome back, Björk

“Song You Need: Welcome back, Björk” The Icelandic icon’s return is brimming with the radical vulnerability that’s made her one of the most compelling artists of the past 30 years. Björk is back, and her timing couldn’t be better. Who but Ms. Guðmundsdóttir could return to a world so fundamentally broken and unflinchingly cruel with…

Read More