When one considers the concept of a utopia, it is often discussed as the peak or perfection of a society. In Björk’s “Utopia,” the artist utilizes this concept to portray a musing of how humans can ...

For Björk, and for her listeners, Utopia is not easily reached. On her new album by that optimistic title, the adventurous Icelandic singer envisions a realm of romantic promise and civic cooperation ...

Would it surprise you to learn that the new Björk album is full of birds chirping, keyboards gurgling, and the consonant “s” being treated in much the same way a pasta maker treats semolina? Or that ...

At one point during "Body Memory," the sprawling main attraction of Björk’s tenth album Utopia, the Icelandic singer-songwriter seems to illustrate a central theme of the album, while at the same time ...

Björk has already been to hell. Her 2015 album, Vulnicura, was a raw portrait of grief, written and recorded in the months after she and her longtime partner and collaborator Matthew Barney announced ...

On the opening track of her wild new album Utopia, Björk sings as if she is Hydra-headed. The Icelandic artist layers up her expressive vocals on “Arisen My Senses,” entangling lyrical takes as harps ...

Over the course of her career, Björk has sung about matters as complex as nature, technology and sexuality, but when we last heard her, she was plumbing the depths of another concept as universal as ...

Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on Email Share on Bluesky There are rumblings of new romance on Utopia as well, and it is nothing short of wonderful to hear Björk sing about falling in love ...

Would it surprise you to learn that the new Björk album is full of birds chirping, keyboards gurgling, and the consonant “s” being treated in much the same way a pasta maker treats semolina? Or that ...