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Bj\u00f6rk<\/a> has previewed a new song, \u2018Nerve Bloom\u2019, from her forthcoming album, with stunning visuals at the Echolalia exhibition opening.<\/p>\n The track was unveiled as the singer opened the major new show at the The National Gallery of Iceland<\/a> in Reykjav\u00edk on Saturday (May 30).<\/p>\n The gallery is formed of three, deeply personal, large-scale audiovisual installations from Bj\u00f6rk \u2013 two of which are reworkings of songs from her 2022 album \u2018Fossora<\/a>\u2018, and another is a first glimpse at an upcoming album<\/a>.<\/p>\n That album has not yet been officially announced, although it is expected to be released in 2027.<\/p>\n The first taster, included in the exhibition, is titled \u2018Nerve Bloom\u2019 and is a demo version of a track expected to feature on the forthcoming record. Bj\u00f6rk attended the gallery opening over the weekend and went on to share a clip of the new song on social media.<\/p>\n Describing how she chose to showcase the song alongside stunning visuals, the singer said that she worked with painter Natalia Kleszczewska and graphic designer Natalie Liu for seven months to capture the energy heard in the recording.<\/p>\n \u201cMy role in it was a creative director, bringing in the singer-songwriter tradition, where emotionally precise things happen inside the structure of a song,\u201d she explained. \u201cI guided colour palettes, textures and the environments the music happens in.<\/p>\n \u201cTo make this possible, during the process, Natalia often had to paint many shapes and As heard in the clip she shared, as well as other videos from fans who attended the exhibition, the song carries a similar atmosphere to her last album \u2018Fossora\u2019, and sees her blend her powerful, enchanting vocal melodies with ethereal, grandiose instrumentals.<\/p>\n As well as the new song, the exhibition also sees \u2018Ancestress\u2019 and \u2018Sorrowful Soil\u2019 \u2013 each taken from her 2022 album \u2013 reimagined on a theatrical scale within a museum context for the first time.<\/p>\n \u2018Ancestress\u2019 tackles themes of grief and renewal, and is showcased with visuals of a remote Icelandic valley in the gallery, while \u2018Sorrowful Soul\u2019 is presented as an immersive nine-part piece, including 30 individual speaker channels transmitting voices from the Hamrahl\u00ed\u00f0 Choir.<\/p>\n Bottega Veneta, Apple, AIAIAI and Genelec are all involved in the new exhibition too, and the gallery also has a companion exhibition called \u2018Metamorphlings\u2019 open for the public, which is designed by Bj\u00f6rk\u2019s longtime visual collaborator and co-creative director, James Merry.<\/p>\n Tickets are available now<\/a> for the exhibition, and it is set to remain open until September 20.<\/p>\n The doors opened to the exhibition over the weekend, and it comes on the heels of Bj\u00f6rk announcing a new solar eclipse rave called \u2018Echolalia\u2019, which is taking place in Iceland later this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n During that event, performances will come from Bj\u00f6rk, Arca<\/a>, Sideproject and Ronja J\u00f3hannsd\u00f3ttir, and there will be a two hour eclipse where the site will be bathed in the natural half-light, and just over one minute of \u201ctotality\u201d, where the moon completely obscures the sun and creates total darkness.<\/p>\n Bj\u00f6rk announced the event in April, and also confirmed details of the new exhibition and forthcoming album at that time.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
sizes, different textures and layers of colours,\u201d she added. \u201cNatalie then developed the visuals, designing and overseeing CGI elements, and finding ways for the digital to sit organically alongside Natalia\u2019s world and include my dramaturgy and creative direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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