Article: An acquired taste, but Bjork's back on form.(Life)

By J Freedom du Lac

Bjork Gudmundsdottir is one of pop music's great weirdos - a fantastically eccentric songbird who once wore a fake swan frock to the Oscars. She's a wildly creative belter from another planet with a swooping, unpredictable voice that's every bit as singular as her fashion sense.

On her new album, Volta, the Icelandic chanteuse sounds as otherworldly as ever, setting that tone straight away. The CD opens with a tribal drum pattern and the rhythmic sound of boots stomping in lockstep across a marsh as Bjork yelps, We are the Earth intruders! Soon, over buzzing, quavering synthesiser lines, she's unleashing that trans-planetary caterwaul of hers. ...

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