4. “Army Of Me” – Bjork
(From the album Post)
1995
Bjork’s success with Debut opened a lot of doors for her and she was soon working on several one-off projects with artists like Tricky, Madonna, and film score composer David Arnold, all of which were successful and brought more attention to Bjork and her music. Suddenly Bjork was the “it” girl of the moment and it built up expectations for her sophomore album Post. Perhaps to lessen the expectations a little bit Bjork released the lead single from Post, the song “Army Of Me”, on the soundtrack to the movie Tank Girl a few months prior to the release of Post. “Army Of Me” mixed elements of techno, trip hop, and industrial rock into something that could appeal to both fans of the current dance trends as well as to fans of harder alt rock and “Army Of Me” was another success for Bjork. “Army Of Me” also showcased Bjork’s willingness to mix and match different genres of music and to explore styles that often were not part of the rock world and this willingness to experiment and explore would be one of the hallmarks of Post.
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