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yeah: i see homogenic as being the album in which the bjork's wild eclecticism (sonic wanderlust, anyone?) came together - where she marshalled all the syles, influences etc and really nailed them down to make her own form of expression. vespertine isn't quite so good - but i think it's unfair to mark it out as representing in any waya a decline. it's a beautiful li'l miniature - like suds says, an ice sculpture. the fact that she's still pushing her aesthetic into new territory - but not shouting about it is completely admirable.
as for peej - stories... is a return to form after is this desire? which i did find a disappointing record. but, for my money, the thing that sets rid of me above everything she's done since is that it sounded so completely, sincerely, expressively DIY. i think since that album she's struggled with the shadow of other artists - at first Nick Cave, and, with stories..., Patti Smith. likewise, i preferred her lyrics when they were less, uh - 'lyrical' and more raw, direct. seems she used to tap into different parts of herself, whereas now it all seems more external, narrative-based. |
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oh, plus, i didn't take my record player to america and it's still at my mum's so i can't play any vinyl at the moment)
) is awesome. For Who Will Love Me Now? if nothing else - possibly one of the best songs she's ever done. Unfortunately she didn't write it (which is probably why it doesn't appear on the album). 