Ancestress (song)
| "Ancestress" | ||||
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| Single by Björk featuring Sindri Eldon | ||||
| from the album Fossora | ||||
| Released | 22 September 2022 | |||
| Length | 7:17 | |||
| Label | One Little Independent | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Björk | |||
| Producer(s) | Björk | |||
| Björk singles chronology | ||||
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"Ancestress" is a song by Icelandic musician Björk, featuring backing vocals from her son Sindri Eldon. The song was released on 22 September 2022 as the third single from her tenth studio album Fossora.[1] A music video directed by Andrew Thomas Huang was also released alongside the single.[2]
Background
"Ancestress" was written as a tribute to Björk's mother, who died in 2018.[2] In an interview with Pitchfork, she stated: "If I was a priest, it's what I would've said at the funeral."[3] The song features heavy use of strings and features vocals by Björk's son, Sindri Eldon. Eldon participated in the arrangement of the vocals alongside his mother. Like other tracks on Fossora, Soraya Nayyar contributes percussion to the song.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Björk's official website:[4]
- Björk – vocals, string arrangement, percussion arrangement, vocal arrangement, beat, programming, production
- Sindri Eldon – vocals, vocal arrangement
- Soraya Nayyar – percussion
- Una Sveinbjarnardóttir – strings
- Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir – strings
- Laura Liu – strings
- Ingrid Karlsdóttir – strings
- Geirþrúður Ása Guðjónsdóttir – strings
- Þórunn Ösk Marinósdóttir – strings
- Lucia Koczot – strings
- Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson – strings
- Júlía Mogensen – strings
- Xun Yang – strings
- Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir – conducting
- Jake Miller – programming
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (22 September 2022). "Björk releases new song 'Ancestress'". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b Skinner, Tom (22 September 2022). "Björk shares personal new single 'Ancestress': 'This song is a letter to my mother'". NME. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina; Monroe, Jazz (22 September 2022). "Björk Shares Video for New Song "Ancestress"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Fossora". Björk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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