Bjork is that rare artist who has achieved popular success while still remaining seriously avant-garde. The Icelandic vocalist and songwriter has been experimenting in sound and vision for a few decades now, and she still has a lot to say. Drawing upon the mystique of her homeland, the unfolding events of her life, and of course her fertile imagination, Bjork has a new album titled Utopia. She called it that because after the darkness of her last record, Bjork is feeling optimistic and hopeful about the future. She collaborated closely with the Venezuelan electronic producer and musician Arca to create Utopia from start to finish.
Here are the Top 30 new releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending Jan. 7, 2018:
1 Sufjan Stevens- The Greatest Gift
2 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings- Soul of A Woman
3 Bjork- Utopia
4 Neil Young + Promise Of The Real- The Visitor
5 St. Vincent- Masseduction
6 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile- Lotta Sea Lice
7 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds- Who Built The Moon?
8 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Polygondwanaland
9 Bully- Losing
10 Jessica Lea Mayfield- Sorry Is Gone
11 Morrissey- Low In High School
12 Jim James- Tribute To 2
13 Destroyer- Ken
14 Julien Baker- Turn Out The Lights
15 Aretha Franklin With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- A Brand New Me
16 Chris Thile- Thanks For Listening
17 Mavis Staples- If All I Was Was Black
18 Wolf Parade- Cry Cry Cry
19 Mickey Hart- Ramu
20 R.E.M.- Automatic For The People (25th Anniversary Edition)
21 Nona Hendryx & Gary Lucas- The World Of Captain Beefheart
22 Hoops- Tapes #1-3
23 John Maus- Screen Memories
24 Curtis Harding- Face Your Fear
25 The Brood- Transistor
26 Beck- Colors
27 Mister Heavenly-Boxing The Moonlight
28 Hiss Golden Messenger- Hallelujah Anyhow
29 Savak- Cut-Ups
30 Bootsy Collins- World Wide Funk