BJ RK / Volta (Atlantic/Warner)

From: Winnipeg Free Press | Date: May 12, 2007 | Copyright information

BJ RK / Volta (Atlantic/Warner)

THE best thing about a new Björk album is not knowing what to expect. Will it be a pop album along the lines of Debut or Post? Something like the peaceful Vespertine? Or a challenging a cappella work like 2004's Medulla?

Volta is none of the above. Once again the Icelandic chameleon goes off on another tangent, even enlisting the help of über-producer Timbaland and Antony Hegarty of Antony & the Johnsons fame to help her realize her latest ...

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