On 2007’s “Volta”, Icelandic avante-chanteuse Björk succeeded in striking a balance between the vibrancy of her poppier ’90s work and her experiments in the ’00s, finding harmony and between seeming opposites– the record contains contributions ranging from Timbaland to Antony Hegarty of The Johnsons. “I’d done two or three projects in a row that were quite serious,” the pixie explains, “so all I wanted to do for this album was just to have fun.” “The Dull Flame Of Desire” captures swooning romance by pairing Björk and Hegarty’s equally unique voices with a slowly building rhythmic tattoo courtesy of Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale.
by Mark Emge
