UK release date: 9 April 2007 (digital); 21 May 2007 (physical)
Björk is about to unleash Volta, her sixth solo album, on the world. Following 2004's all-voices Medulla, the new album's lead single Earth Intruders suggests she's decided it's high time she had some fun.
On Earth Intruders (and one other album track), Timbaland co-produces. The man best known for his work with the likes of Gwen Stefani and Missy Elliott is, at the time of writing, riding high in the charts with his own debut album. Could it be that Björk is about to intrude upon the charts once again?
Despite the best efforts of Camille, Bat For Lashes and others influenced by Iceland's most famous export since cod, it seems longer than two years since Björk last released a single. Medullah was not a commercial record, either in outlook or in sales, but this single indicates that, with her new work, Björk has again wheeled out the synths and beats that characterised her biggest hits from Post and Homogenic.
And while the lyrics are no less barkingly nonsensical than anything she's released in her 15-year solo career to date, it's the track's booty-shaking credentials that will get it noticed. This tale of alienesque adventures is the perfect pretext for Björk to win us all over again.
