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Sunday, April 1, 2007

Björk’s “Earth Intruders”: A Sneak Peek

posted by on April 1 at 9:10 AM

Björk’s first single, “Earth Intruders,” will be available download this month, but you can get a first listen on Rhino Records’ ringtone site. And ta-dah—the real cover of the single:

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Whatever you do, don’t believe the news on Bjork.com today; they sort of have a history with April Fools jokes. They claim this year that this is actual album cover:

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And everyone’s supposed to laugh along and say, “Oh, this could never be the cover. Bjork.com, you so crazy,” but my guess is that it’s just a junked up and painted-over version of the real cover. Check out the mask on the Icelandic Love Corporation’s piece “Second Skin”:

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This is the most perplexing promotion I’ve ever seen for a major release. But from the sounds of the “Earth Intruders” clip, it’ll be well worth all my frustration and digging and (hopefully) worth all your tolerating my incessant posting about it.

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For what it's worth, I appreciate yr "incessant posting" on this topic even though I'm not totally in love with Bjork. But what I wanna know is, do you (any of you) find the Volta related artwork visually pleasing? And yr answer doesn't count if you're wearing sunglasses.

Posted by Red Wendy | April 1, 2007 4:02 PM
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Red Wendy...Maybe I've sustained a serious head injury that's affecting my vision...but I dig Bjork's artwork. Liking the weird yarn looking outfit and painted face.

Posted by Sally Struthers Lawnchair | April 1, 2007 5:12 PM
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Red Wendy, is it the time of the month?

Posted by Halina Rifai | April 7, 2007 3:50 AM

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