Thursday Music News

03/12/2015

Janice Headley

Björk opens her heart to the world today... literally! Check out the video for "Lionsong," a stunning track from her latest Vulnicura. The video was created in collaboration with Björk, Inez & Vinoodh, and visual effects production house Framestore, and features the Icelandic artist dancing in elaborate costume, natch. Inez & Vinoodh explained, "She is seen as if under a microscope, baring her heart while luring us inside the bloody galaxy of her own wound." Duh, right? Watch below. [Spin]

UK post-punk icons Wire share another track from their forthcoming 13th studio album: stream the krautrock-inspired "Split The Ends" below. The self-titled full-length will be out April 21st via the band's pinkflag label, and the band will be stopping by Neumos on Wednesday, May 27th. [Stereogum]

London-based chanteuse Laura Marling shares another track from her upcoming fifth album, Short Movie. Stream the somewhat-spoken-word locomotive-like acoustic track "Strange" below. Short Movie hits stores on March 24th via Ribbon Music. [Under the Radar]

For those of us who found Kim Gordon's Seattle chat a little... lacking, check out her on-point interview with Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein at San Francisco’s Jewish Community Center earlier this month. The two feminist icons discuss everything from the creative process to bass playing. Watch below: [Stereogum]

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