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" &amp;quot;She is, to me, the queen,&amp;quot; VV Brown recently said of Bj\u00C3\u00B6rk, an artist she&amp;#039;s cited as the inspiration behind her new sound. Formerly a glossy soul-pop singer signed to Island Records, she never quite managed the breakthrough she deserved with 2009&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Shark in the Water&amp;#039;. And after deciding to cancel her second album, she did what any sensible person would do: turn to the Icelandic mistress of reinvention.  Her influence is felt fully on &amp;#039;Samson&amp;#039;, which - as the title suggests - is based on the biblical tale of Samson and Delilah, the story of a man seduced and eventually destroyed by an evil woman. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ve been deceived by the one who was the love of your life,&amp;quot; she chants over earthy drum rumbles and clanging percussion, while her vocals have since taken on a hymnal and operatic quality. The result takes some getting used to, but consider us mightily intrigued to hear more.    Watch the &amp;#039;Samson&amp;#039; video below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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