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- Brent Dicrescenzo
- "Hyperballad" Post, 1995. Not to generalize here, but Icelandic writing, from the Sæmundar Edda to Halldór Laxness to Sjón, manages to make the plainspoken, quotidian details of domestic life feel epic.
- "Jóga" Homogenic, 1997. An album in wonder of nature and science, Biophilia is not represented on this list, though "Jóga" comes closest to the mood and idea of it.
- "Army of Me" Post, 1995. Michel Gondry was an ideal collaborator with Björk, as both artists turn the homespun into dazzling spectacle. The psychological heist in the "Army of Me" video was probably their coolest product, a perfect visualization of the song, which takes the cyberpunk stomp of Nine Inch Nails and paints on bright red polish.
- "Possibly Maybe" Post, 1995. It's weird to think that Björk was lumped in with trip-hop in the mid-'90s, palling around with Tricky and Goldie. She was too far-reaching to suffer the same fate as those faded peers.
- ‘Army of Me’ – Post
- ‘Big Time Sensuality’ – Debut
- ‘Pagan Poetry’ –Vespertine
- ‘Pluto’ – Homogenic
- ‘Play Dead’
- ‘All Is Full of Love’ – Homogenic
- ‘Hyper-Ballad’ – Post
- ‘Black Lake’ – Vulnicura
- ‘Fossora’ – Fossora
- ‘Possibly Maybe’ – Post
Appearing on her second album,Post, ‘Army of Me’ is a demanding, swaggering industrial rock track infused with techno, trip-hop and electronic instruments. The infectious drum beat is sampled from Led Zeppelin’s ‘Where the Levee Breaks’, yet Björk takes the classic rock song and turns it into something modern by layering synths and her distinctive ...
Taken fromDebut, ‘Big Time Sensuality’ bounces with a contagious rhythm driven by keyboards and synths. The singer declares her love for life and her friends, explaining in the chorus, “It takes courage to enjoy it”. Björk was inspired by meeting like-minded musicians, such as Nellee Hooper, who co-wrote and produced the track. Björk shared: “I thi...
‘Pagan Poetry’ is one of Vespertine’smany masterpieces, which sees Björk grapple with fulfilling her sexual and emotional needs. A combination of gorgeous harps and intense beats accompany Björk’s voice as she contemplates the complexity of her desires. As the song reaches a dramatic climax, the instrumentals are stripped back as Björk’s voice beco...
The penultimate track on Björk’s third album Homogenic, ‘Pluto’, is one of the artist’s most confronting songs to date and one that she frequently ends live sets with. A harsh beat dominates the song before glitching behind Björk’s impressive droning vocals. Inspired by astrology and Norse mythology, ‘Pluto’ explores an explosion of rebirth and ren...
A non-album cut, ‘Play Dead’ was released as part of The Young Americans soundtrack in 1993, just a few months after the release of Debut. The melody and lyrics were written by Björk, the bassline by Jah Wobble, and David Arnold composed the rest of the track. Lyrically, the song is inspired by the film’s protagonist, which Björk found “very diffic...
‘All Is Full Of Love’ follows ‘Pluto’, and the contrast between the two couldn’t be more striking. The high-tempo and aggressive nature is stripped away as Björk creates a celestial and otherworldly soundscape. She wrote and recorded the lush track in half a day after the appearance of springtime inspired her following a harsh winter. Whereas ‘Plut...
Although ‘Hyper-ballad’ is far from Björk’s most experimental work, it is fiercely demonstrative of her powers to create such a genius song using such a straightforward structure. The pop track is laced with house rhythms, yet emotion is stirred through a delicate string section. Björk sings about throwing little objects from a cliff and watching t...
After Björk’s painful divorce from Matthew Barney, she penned Vulnicura, arguably the singer’s most honest and emotional output thus far. The heartwrenching album contains the ten-minute-long ‘Black Lake’, one of the most moving songs in Björk’s back catalogue. The musician is faithful to her use of nature imagery, emphasising her personal hurt. Ly...
Björk’s tenth studio album, Fossora, demonstrated that the singer is far from slowing down. On the title track, clarinets dominate alongside a piercing beat before descending into chaos. An unforgettable hard dance-floor beat carries out the song with defiance and confidence as Björk’s lyrics allude to being at home. The musician described Fossora ...
Björk described ‘Possibly Maybe’ as “the first unhappy song I wrote… I felt ashamed writing a song that was not giving hope.” However, the track demonstrates that when Björk uses music as a medium for pain and sadness, she produces some of her most astounding works. The trip-hop-infused song reflects on failed love, and Björk creates a dynamic and ...
- Seth Landman
- “Jóga”, 1997. We’ll end with “Jóga,” a song that has been stuck in my head pretty much non-stop since it came out on Homogenic in 1997. This song sounds like it’s some sort of spooky soundtrack to billions of years of seismic activity or something.
- “Big Time Sensuality”, 1993. In addition to music videos, I think I’ve been neglecting, somewhat, to discuss how catchy Björk songs can be! “Big Time Sensuality” is a great example, with a melody and rhythm that feels like it’s floating off planet Earth.
- “It’s Oh So Quiet,” 1995. Björk’s most famous cover, of course, is of “It’s Oh So Quiet”, a 1951 song by Betty Hutton, which was already a cover of the 1948 German song “Und jetzt ist es still.”
- “Venus as a Boy”, 1993. One of the strangest love songs I can think of, “Venus as a Boy” was a single off Debut. It’s strange, I guess, because it’s both so intellectual and physical at the same time.
Aug 9, 2022 · Björk’s second album Post was released to universal acclaim and remains one of her greatest works, containing hits such as ‘Army Of Me,’ ‘It’s Oh So Quiet,’ and ‘Hyper-ballad.’. The album experiments with an eclectic mix of genres whilst remaining cohesive and sees the musician refine ideas that appeared on Debut.
Elements of electronic, rock, jazz, hip hop, and classical music can be found on nearly every album, all infused with Björk's love of the avant-garde. This is where avant-pop of the 90s is born. From her studio albums, soundtracks and singles, here are my picks for her best 50 songs ranked.
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Feb 24, 2021 · Here are all of Bjork’s songs ranked. Don’t miss out the music of Bjork. Click below and listen to the songs of one of the highest selling artists! 20. Play Dead (Surrounded, 2006) “What a tune to put at the end of your first solo album! I can still remember the goosebumps the first time I listened to that song. Timeless and priceless.”.
Apr 21, 2021 · Below is an excerpt from Episode 25, which explores Björk’s “Hyperballad” with help from Rumaan Alam. Björk Guomundsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1965. Technically she ...
