Björk is in her mushroom period. The Icelandic singer-songwriter's new album, "Fossora," was guided by her "spirit fungus," resulting in a studio album that alternates between lush and sparse instrumentation, knit together by the artist's incisive, cutting and occasionally buoyant lyrics about connections, both human and mycological.
"It always starts as a feeling for me. I want to get in contact with the earth. Take my shoes and socks off, put my toes in the soil and just like sit on the ground and like, 'Mmmmm," Björk told Pitchfork in an October interview about her inspiration for the album, which includes tracks like "Mycelia" and "Fungal City."
