Did Björk Mar “Volta”?
Every week, we round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. Today’s entry is Björk’s just-released Volta, and as you can expect, these excerpts are wordier than usual. – “The disc’s problems, unfortunately, are more than a matter of poor percussion. ‘The Dull Flame of Desire,’ for instance, featuring warbling guest vocalist Antony Hegarty of New York-based avant-pop faves Antony and the Johnsons, begins strong, with the album’s prettiest horn melody. But the song’s title becomes all too appropriate as the duo tease and mangle the same refrain — ‘I love your eyes, my dear’ — over and over with increasing theatricality. The sappy vamping is so excessive that even Björk’s beautiful voice grows tiresome. At that point, not even the hottest beat would help. B-” [Entertainment Weekly] – “In the end, though, those golden moments are too few and far between, and the slow, unfurling, lingering moments too long. If the critical and fan response to
