In 1997, Björk felt she needed to be a warrior. A confluence of events – a couple of busted romantic relationships, a terrifying stalker incident, accumulated exhaustion from the first few years of ...

The singer throws up lyrics about pursuit and desertion. A snare drum lightly skips across a series of bass pinpoints, an organic foundation unthinkable before techno. The song’s called “Hunter,” and ...

In terms of success, Björk’s career has always been characterized by periods of ebb and flow, an inevitable consequence of experimentation. While “Post” (1995),“Homogenic” (1997) and “Vespertine” ...

Before I bought Björk's third album, Homogenic, in an Our Price in Kent with some birthday vouchers, I had only ever listened to Michael Jackson. That's not an exaggeration. Call it blind fandom ...

When I was young, I usually spent my weekends with my dad and my sisters. On this particular Saturday, we made our way to Golden Discs in Stillorgan. There was a sale on and I had £30 in my pocket ...

Twenty-five years after its release, the Icelander’s third album sounds as urgent as ever. By Kate Mossman In the Nineties my father liked Björk so much that one day my brother and I sellotaped a ...

Rock bottom is a really tough place to be at any time, let alone when you're trying to make a career defining album. Björk has described the lead up to making her third record, Homogenic, as being one ...

Since leaving The Sugarcubes, Björk has never really bothered with redundancy, unpredictably dabbling in accessibly quirky pop ("Army Of Me"), cloyingly cutesy schmaltz ("It's Oh So Quiet"), and an ...