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Now Playing - Bjork
Bjork – one of the world’s most iconic and charismatic popstars – has returned in typically emphatic fashion which has in turn sent keyboards into overdrive.
With a string of live performances beginning on Thursday (June 30) at the Manchester International Festival, the Iclandic singer has also released the full video for new track Crystalline on YouTube - this after a teaser of the track was put up a month ago on Vimeo showing Bjork driving and listening to the track on her van’s stereo.
And on top of this, the first photo of her new live set up ahead of her Biophilia album tour has surfaced (above) which will be debuted this week along with a number of other album tracks.
This Friday (July 1) we are going to use Bjork as the lynchpin of the show’s playlist and build a selection of songs around her and her incredible work. These could include:
• Her own work
• Tracks from The Sugarcubes
• Other Icelandic or perhaps more generally Scandinavian artists
• Female vocalists who have taken inspiration from Bjork
• Other artists who have headlined the Manchester International Festival
• Music from people she has collaborated with or worked with such as Thom Yorke
The choice is up to you and there are plenty of ways to get in touch. Leave a comment here, join the debate on our Facebook page, Tweet or e-mail us and drag songs into our collaborative Spotify playlist.
Let us know what you want to put in this Ultimate Bjork Playlist, and remember to listen to the show with Tom Robinson this Friday between 7-9pm.
Comment number 1.
At 16:45 30th Jun 2011, samkheed wrote:Let start with Isabel. Had forgotten what a great song it is till I seen it on Manchester warm up show's setlist.
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At 12:29 1st Nov 2011, enygmatic wrote:I always listen to her with great pleasure. She sings better live then on the records; really appreciate this. "My funny Valentine" is a divine. Usi termopane
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