Björk Announces New Orchestral Live Album

Skip to main contentNewsletterNewsReviewsBest New MusicFeaturesListsColumnsVideoDrawn from her 2021 performances adapting songs, primarily from Medúlla, for an ensemble including a 50-person choirPhoto by Samir HusseinBjörk has announced the worldwide release of Björk Orkestral With the Hamrahlíð Choir, a live album of performances at Reykjavík venue Harpa Hall in 2021. First released in May as an exclusive at the National Gallery of Iceland, the album is coming to physical formats on November 27, via One Little Independent. The record primarily collects new arrangements of music from Björk’s 2004 album Medúlla, fine-tuned in extensive rehearsals made possible amid the empty calendars of the COVID-19 era. “I could tweak older songs that i felt i hadn’t acquired experience yet how to perform live,” Björk said in a press release.She added:Björk went on to thank her musical director Bergur Þórisson and Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, founder of the 50-person Hamrahlíð Choir. Proceeds from the original concerts supported Kvennaathvarfið, a women’s shelter in Reykjavík. The album is coming to LP, CD, Blu-ray, and DVD, with no digital release set.Revisit the 2022 profile Björk: Mother, Daughter, Force of Nature.Björk Orkestral with the Hamrahlíð ChoirBjörk Orkestral With the Hamrahlíð Choir:01 Show Me Forgiveness02 Pleasure Is All Mine03 Hidden Place04 Cosmogony05 Sonnets / Unrealities XI06 Unravel07 Vertebræ by Vertebræ08 Who Is It09 Mouth’s Cradle10 Where Is the Line11 New WorldJazz Monroe is a music and culture writer based in London. His work also appears in The Guardian, The Independent, and elsewhere. ... Read More