Medulla

This is a strange and beautiful album. This will not hit the top 10. And that's just fine. Bjork has never gone for conventional, and this is album was almost inevitable as a result of that. There are no instruments other than voice. There are plenty of voices augmenting her own, including stunt vocalist Mike Patton as well as the Icelandic and London choirs and a Tuvan throat singer. The sound is remarkably full and it's easy to forget that it's all being done with the power of vocal chords.

Hot spots: Show me forgiveness, Oceania, Triumph of a heart, Desired constellation