The Fossora era has officially arrived. Björk has previewed her forthcoming 10th studio album with electric lead single "Atopos" — and it's nothing like we've ever heard.
The musician's latest is a massive departure from the ethereal, fae-like explorations found among her most popular records; say goodbye to flutes, everyone. If "Atopos" shares common ground with any of her earlier works, it would be the sludgy, earthy slogs found in 2007's criminally underrated Volta: describing the song in a tweet as "sonically a heavy bottom-ended bass world," the Icelandic polymath has delivered the record's promised gabber beats (via Indonesian dance duo Gabber Modus Operandi) atop "farrrrt"-ing wind instruments and lyrics seemingly inspired by the pandemic.
The accompanying Viðar Logi-directed music video plays out like a mix between Björk's high-production live performances and a literal mushroom rave, spores sparkling in the atmosphere as the singer gleefully bounces and jives beside a six-piece clarinet line. The video also offers up the song's lyrics, and naturally, a newly bewigged Björk. Check it out below.
Fossora arrives on September 30 via One Little Independent Records. Until then, you can reacquaint yourself with Björk's back catalogue by tuning in to her new podcast Björk: Sonic Symbolism, which premiered across streaming platforms on September 1.
The musician's latest is a massive departure from the ethereal, fae-like explorations found among her most popular records; say goodbye to flutes, everyone. If "Atopos" shares common ground with any of her earlier works, it would be the sludgy, earthy slogs found in 2007's criminally underrated Volta: describing the song in a tweet as "sonically a heavy bottom-ended bass world," the Icelandic polymath has delivered the record's promised gabber beats (via Indonesian dance duo Gabber Modus Operandi) atop "farrrrt"-ing wind instruments and lyrics seemingly inspired by the pandemic.
The accompanying Viðar Logi-directed music video plays out like a mix between Björk's high-production live performances and a literal mushroom rave, spores sparkling in the atmosphere as the singer gleefully bounces and jives beside a six-piece clarinet line. The video also offers up the song's lyrics, and naturally, a newly bewigged Björk. Check it out below.
Fossora arrives on September 30 via One Little Independent Records. Until then, you can reacquaint yourself with Björk's back catalogue by tuning in to her new podcast Björk: Sonic Symbolism, which premiered across streaming platforms on September 1.
