This is over two-and-a-half years since first landing in my lap/ears, but I re-fell in love with it last week.


Pairing breathy "uhs" to a distorted crunchy beat, Kelis drops in this track sounding like she just had a tracheotomy. And I mean that in the best way possible. I honestly love her gnarled voice. It sounds like babies are strangling her so as to compress her voice box ever so slightly. It's a treat.

Björk, naturally, has the worldly vibe covered. When I first came to know Björk some 10+ years ago, I thought she was an illiterate aborigine. Now, I regret ever saying that.

Best Lyric: You show me continents / I see the islands

mp3: Björk & Kelis - Oceania