gidget: you know, it's been a pretty good year for music so far. Bjork's new album is amazing. Declare Independence is the song of the summer. Then again i have always loved songs where Bjork goes a little crazy mad and yells. Still, the song is amazing and i can not get enough of it! It reminds me of Pluto a little, except Declare Indpendence is calling all of us to action. Actually, that is what i find interesting about her new album, different songs remind of different previous Bjork songs. Some critics are saying that the album is going back to Debut and Post days, but i hear some Homogenic in there as well. I feel so lucky that i have been able to see Bjork live, even more lucky that i saw her during her Vespertine tour. Hearing her perform with a full orchestra was chilling, to say the least.
Bjork performing Declare Independence at Coachella


Bjork performing Pluto at Coachella (short clip of the performance)


I have been so focused on Bjork's new album i keep overlooking the fact that Tori Amos has a new album. I use to be a HUGE tori fan. Like many a high school girls i wore out my copy of Under The Pink and Little Earthquakes. I was not interested in the last two albums she released, but i am digging the stuff i am hearing off her new album American Doll Posse. I love how Tori plays with different characters, and even physically embodies them in the album art work.
Here is a clip of Tori performing her new song Velvet Revolution


i have never seen Tori in concert, and she is one of the artists on my to see list. i just never seem to be able to catch one of her shows. Even this tour she is in Europe when i am in North AMerica. No Doubt she will be in North America when i am in Europe. Man, the 16 year old girl inside me is a little sad over the fact that i can not seem to see Tori live.