Bjork "Biophilia" album review

The wait is finally over, the album hits stores last week. The album in general is a pretty mellow offering. Most tracks have a delicate, light, airy quality to them. Favorite tracks so far are "Moon" "Thunderbolt" and "Mutual Core." The songs are deceptively simple, but usually build to become rather complex. A lot of songs change tempo midway or the beats might intensify and then calm down again. The songs have an earth friendly quality and have interesting melodic harmonies (all songs have a theme of science and nature). A friend of mine heard the Biophilia songs and said to me that Bjork writes classical pieces with modern instruments or electronics. I have to say that I agree with her. Bjork is a classically trained musician although she doesn't to play instruments. The album is fascinating, but completely non-commercial (which is not necessarily a bad thing). Bjork has her own unique sound and vision and continues to put out music without sacrificing her uniqueness. While this new music is not groundbreaking for her, it does build from where she left off on her last effort "Volta." This album probably won't earn her any new listeners, but her fans will be more than happy with this latest outing.