Bjork

The Nellee Hooper-produced Debut (1993) is a perfect showcase for the talent that the Sugarcubes were eclipsing. Here, Bjork sings circles around everything from club thumpers to harp-led ballads, gently pushing at the edges of the mainstream with her playful, impassioned songcraft. Debut cements Bjork as one of the most compelling voices in pop.

Months before the Sugar Cubes' first album debuted in the United States, a heavy buzz
began to circulate about the group's lead singer, Björk. It was weird enough that the group
hailed from Iceland, but Björk's eerie yelps, shrieks, girlish whispers and leather-lunged
vocal acrobatics transported the band into another head space entirely. The word
invariably used to describe Björk's synapse-bending vocals was feral. Songs suc... More >