A little Byorke.

What happens when two totally fucked up artists get together and make a song? Their collective fuckupedness increases exponentially. Such is quite clearly the case with Björk's latest, Nattúra, featuring none other than Radiohead's Thom Yorke. Yorke really only provides background noise, while Björk sings the melody. The songs is nice, if nice is the word you would use to describe a forest burning to the ground. I can't decide whether I like it or not. Needless to say; it's certainly not for everyone. The song will come out next monday, and all proceeds will go to Iceland's Náttúra fund; a nature awareness organization for which Björk played a benefit concert alongside Sigur Rós this past summer. So, if you are in possession of a credit card, try and buy this one. In the meantime, here is the video.

It Feels So Unnatural...

So, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (also known as "that movie that seems to be taking everything that people loved about Juno and exploiting it in a major label production) comes out tomorrow, and with it comes, well, a playlist. While the playlist is quite clearly finite, it has some other qualities to fill the void. Even though the movie is stirring some discontent inside of me, the playlist certainly is not. This is mostly due to the fact that it features none other than Vampire Weekend. They have written a new song apparently for the sole purpose of getting onto the playlist of Playlist. The track is pretty damn good, and feels very natural (Peter Gabriel too), despite the Cape Cod lyrics which are featured once again in this song.

While we are talking about the Weekend, I've decided to make their cover of Radiohead's Exit Music (For a Film) available as well.

Vampire Weekend - Ottoman
Vampire Weekend - Exit Music (For a Film)