Photography Jesse KandaMusicNewsBjörk: ‘My new album is coming out very soon’The Icelandic artist and Dazed cover star has revealed news of her forthcoming ninth album in a handwritten note to fansShareLink copied ✔️August 2, 2017MusicNewsTextSelim BulutStylingRobbie SpencerPhotographyJesse Kanda Björk has taken to Instagram to share a very simple message: “I am excited to share with you that my new album is coming out very soon.” The Icelandic star’s last album, 2015’s Vulnicura, dealt with her break-up from the artist Matthew Barney. By contrast her new album – as she discusses in a cover story for Dazed’s autumn issue – explores her subsequent search for utopia. “This is like my Tinder album,” she explains in the feature. “It’s about that search (for utopia) – and about being in love. Spending time with a person you enjoy is when the dream becomes real.” Elsewhere in the piece, Björk discusses how recent political upheavals helped inspire her new direction: “If we’re gonna survive the situation the world is in today, we’ve got to come up with a new plan. Especially now, this kind of dream is an emergency.” She also talks about reuniting with Vulnicura co-producer Arca for the album, describing it as “the strongest musical relationship I’ve had.” The issue also features an additional Q&A between Björk and a selection of collaborators and fans including Michel Gondry, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Eileen Myles. The title and release date of the new album has yet to be announced, but Björk has shared a pre-order link for it now. Dazed’s autumn issue is available from this Thursday (August 3). Follow Dazed on Facebook and Instagram for updates on the issue. .@bjork blossoms on the cover of Dazed 🌸Photography @jessekandaStyling Robbie SpencerInterview @selbulutOn sale August 3rd pic.twitter.com/VEfrZdrKtM— Dazed (@Dazed) August 1, 2017Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authoritiesIB Kamara on branching out into musicZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney Enter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trioTaylor Swift has lost her grip with The Life of a Showgirl ‘Cold Lewisham nights’: Behind the scenes at Jim Legxacy’s debut UK tour All the pettiest pop beefs of 2025Has the algorithm killed music discovery? What went down at Fari Islands FestivalMs* Gloom is the Gossip Girl-obsessed alt-pop star of the future