Earth Intruder

Nattura-Bjork featuring Thom Yorke

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I adore Bjork. She can do no wrong. I loved her since I was 18 and I saw the Sugarcubes with my friend Jenny. However...

The last album, which I mostly loved, I did not love the collaborations with Timbaland. They were cool, but like some good ideas, I don't go back and listen to them again. Basically I thought Volta was stellar, but I felt the album lacked strong rhythmic tracks.

This track makes up for that shortfall. "Nattura" was released, I believe, to raise awareness of environmental concerns threatening Iceland (Nattura is nature in Icelandic, I'll hazard a guess).

In any event, what does it sound like? Well, it isn't "I've Seen It All", her amazing duet off the The Dancer In The Dark soundtrack. In fact, at first listen, it isn't immediately apparent where Thom Yorke is. But if you turn up the volume....OK, basically, Natura is Bjork wailing over a free jazz drum workout while Thom Yorke's disembodied voice haunts the song. In other words, its pretty much insanely beautiful and perfect.

Happy New Year-ABBA

Wistful and sad, I think the sentiment speaks for itself....can anyone make me cry like Agnetha?