Two of probably the most daring and imaginative minds in up to date common music have lastly linked up on a track collectively — however not in the best way you would possibly anticipate. Critically acclaimed cross-genre artists Björk and Rosalía have collaborated on a brand new single to boost cash for the struggle towards fish farming in Iceland. On YouTube, the add is titled “Assist Struggle Fish Farming In Iceland.”
“I’m providing a track me and Rosalía sang collectively. The earnings will to assist the struggle towards fish farming in Iceland. It’s going to come out in October,” Björk stated in a press launch. “Individuals on the fjord seyðisfjörður have stood up and protested towards fish farming beginning there. We wish to donate gross sales of the track to assist with their authorized charges, and, hopefully, it may be an exemplary case for others.”
“Iceland has the most important untouched nature in Europe, and nonetheless as we speak it has its sheep roaming free within the mountains within the summers, its fish has swum free in our lakes, rivers and fjords, so when icelandic and norwegian enterprise males began shopping for fish farms within the majority of our fjords, it was an enormous shock and rose up as the principle subject this summer season,” she continued. “We don’t perceive how they’d been in a position to do that for a decade with virtually no laws stopping them. This has already had devastating impact on wildlife and the farmed fish are struggling in horrid well being situations and since lots of them have escaped, they’ve began altering the DNA within the Icelandic salmon to the more severe and will ultimately result in its extinction.”
Along with releasing a clip of the track on YouTube, Björk additionally posted a video to her official Instagram web page that includes what sounds to be the identical snippet, with the press launch overlayed on an image of a fish similar to the YouTube clip. Rosalía commented a easy white coronary heart on the put up and shared it to her Instagram Story.
Björk’s reps confirmed to Billboard {that a} full model of the track can be launched this month, with an actual date but to be confirmed. The track’s correct title can even be revealed at the moment.
“There’s nonetheless an opportunity to secure the final wild salmon of the North. Our group wish to dare these enterprise males to retract their farms! We might additionally like to assist invent and set strict laws into Iceland’s authorized system to protect nature,” Björk concluded within the press launch. “The vast majority of the nation already agrees with us, so this protest is about placing the desire of the folks into our rule-systems.”
The brand new collaboration can be Björk’s first musical launch of the yr, and the most recent in a string of singles from Rosalía. On the high of this yr, earlier than she and Rauw Alejandro referred to as it quits, the pair launched a joint EP titled RR. Two songs from the three-track undertaking — “Beso” (No. 4) and “Vampiros” (No. 32) — hit the highest 40 on Scorching Latin Songs. The Grammy winner additionally launched “Tuya” (No. 38) and “LLYLM” (No. 22), each of which additionally hit the highest 40 on Scorching Latin Songs.
Final yr, Björk unleashed Fossora, her tenth studio album, which peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Grammy nomination for greatest various music album. Earlier this yr, in recognition of Report Story Day (Apr. 22), Björk launched an expanded double LP version of her 2010 joint EP with American indie rock band Soiled Projectors.
Hearken to a clip of Björk and Rosalía’s passionate new duet above.
