“It’s like digging a hole and moving into it, and listening to a lot of bass, and loving it.” So says Björk of the meaning behind the word ‘Fossora’—the title of her tenth studio album, just released today. On this episode, Hanif and Björk break Fossora down concept-by-concept, from the sextet of bass clarinets that shape the album’s grounded, sonic world, to the album’s themes of digging deeply into our ancestral roots, and the pleasures of setting down new ones. To close the show, Hanif riffs on Fossora’s autumnal vibes with a playlist of music for the coming season. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to radio.sonos.com.
 

Music In This Week’s Episode: 
Sorrowful Soil - Björk
God In Wilson - Dijon
let it be me - Joy Oladokun
ACTING NORMAL - BLACKSTARKIDS
I Don’t Know How To Love - The Drums
Longing To Hold You - Black Harmony
Pulling Leaves Off Trees - Wallows
Sowing Seeds - The Jesus and Mary Chain
 

Show Notes: 

Björk’s album Fossora is out now.
 

Credits:
This show is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Kathleen Ottinger, Rhiannon Corby, and by Hanif Abdurraqib. The show is mixed by Sam Bair. Extra gratitude to Joe Dawson and Saidah Blount at Sonos.