Bjork

Maybe it's just because we listened to it approximately 16,000 times our senior year of high school, but something about "Hyperballad" gives us gooseflesh and brings a barely contained sob to our throats and makes us want to throw up in the most wonderful way. Actually, her entire fourth(ish) album is an incredible combination of weird and poignant and rip-your-guts out gorgeous and ... accessible (well, more or less) -- the kind of collection Bjork just doesn't put out anymore. And then there's "It's Oh So Quiet," quite possibly the weirdest Bjork song ever.

Björk gudmundsdottir has always been a strange one. The eccentric ex-Sugarcube draws
her fashion sense from fairy tales, her voice from some alternate heaven and her music?
Well, she once cited nature-show host Sir David Attenborough as her biggest musical
influence, saying she identified with his thirst for exploring new and wild territories. At
least Attenborough went into dangerous jungles with a crude map; Björk charg... More >