Björk has shared the artwork of her upcoming new album ‘Fossora’, and shared more details on its themes.The singer’s upcoming 10th album – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Utopia’ – was announced during a recent interview.
It’s due for release this autumn via One Little Independent Records, though an exact date is not yet known.After revealing that the album’s first single is called ‘Atopos’, the singer has now shared the artwork and pre-order details for ‘Fossora’, as well as a statement outlining more of the album’s themes.“each album always starts with a feeling that i try to shape into sound,” she wrote on Instagram today (August 31). “this time around the feeling was landing on the earth and digging my feet into the ground.“it was also woven into how i experienced the “now”.
this time around 7 billion of us did it together nesting in our homes quarantining being long enough in one place that we shot down roots.”She went on: “my new album “fossora” is about that.
it is a word i made up. it is the feminine of fossore ( digger, delver, ditcher ), so in short it means “she who digs” ( into the ground ).“so sonically it is about bass, heavy bottom-end, we have 6 bass clarinets and punchy sub.”She went on to thank her collaborators on the album, including serpentwithfeet and her children, Sindri and Dóa.See the post below, and pre-order ‘Fossora’ here.A post shared by Björk (@bjork)Two songs from the record – ‘Sorrowful Soil’ and ‘Ancestress’ – are said to be directed tributes to the singer’s mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir, who died in 2018 aged 72.“I think me and my brother were not ready to … we thought she had 10 years left,” Björk told The Guardian.
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