- 05
- Mar
"Declare Independence" is undoubtedly one of the best tracks from Volta. Unfortunately, the technically complex Michel Gondry video fails to tap the track's emotional power, but when Björk performs the anthem live and does something as seemingly simple as give a shout out to actual States or prospective States fighting for self-governing, the goosebumps start popping. As you've likely heard, she's taken some shit for dedicating the song to Kosovo, Tibet, etc. Here she is in action.
(Via Daily Swarm)
Yup, as might be expected, all sorts of feathers were ruffled -- Björk's opted not to play the Serbian EXIT festival, for example -- so she decided to issue a statement.