Vespertine

There are tracks that I really like from Bjork. On my first listen of Vespertine, I liked what I heard, but didn't bookmark anything to my personal playlist. I also didn't find anything that I was wanting to skip. This album has room to grow on me. The album was good (3 stars)

It's Bjork - and in this case very average Bjork

3.75

I liked this more than our last Bjork-based adventure - felt like there was a bit more depth to it. It's quirky, it's odd, but in places it's really really good. Pagan Poetry is brilliant. Some people seem to find her voice/singing style really offensive, but I certainly don't on this album. Very chilled out soundscape with a lot of nuance on top of it, it's great to work/write to. 3/5, could do with another stand out track to get it up to a 4.

Bjork is a rather hard to crack case for me (file under "first world problems"). On one hand, I consider her voice one of the better things humanity has going for itself. I also like a lot of her music (please refer to my previous review of her album Debut, a very 5 stars affair). However, Bjork is not the artist to produce the same album twice. She likes to explore. Thus far, I find her explorations, while somewhat interesting, not half as thrilling as Debut was. Vespertine is a clear example of this "problem". Lucky for me, Bjork hasn't put a gun to my head to force me to listen to each and every album of hers. I pick and choose, while she's out there having fun exploring. I will not be going back to Vespertine any time soon, but at the same time I appreciate the artist that tries to be original and say something new with each and every album.

It's quite ok but I wouldn't say it's my favourite Bjork album. It feels very samey throughout, which by itself is not a problem but it's not really my genre so that only accentuated some of the things I dislike about electronic. I've only listened to it once and I could see getting accustomed to it with more listens but I'm not sure if I want to come back to this record much.

very lyrically heavy and sonically experimental. Never really got into glitch pop or whatever this could be considered but i can tell based on this album why bjork is probably very influential to a lot of people

Don’t think I would listen to this album again, as unique as it is

The socially acceptable Yoko Ono style musician weaves a mystical transcendent album that can easily put anyone to sleep.

Like it. Need to listen to it more

Björk is the finest example of an artist with a such specific and distinctive voice and style, that she can't be mistaken for anyone else. It's really a double-edged sword, being this unique. You can be instantly recognised and you are only in a league of your own, but you are also in a certain artistic mould, that you can't escape. It must be especially hard for Björk, because her style is mostly experimental, so the more "weird and quirky" the song is, the more it fits into the mould. Similarly, we approach the same conclusion on "Vespertine". Björk's singing is as unusual as ever, voice modulation cut sharp as a razor, soft music, full of various string instruments adds a strong foundation, which actually amplifies the quirkiness of the vocalist. The dichotomy is clearly visible on the album as well. "Cocoon" is an example of, in my opinion, overcomplicated track with Björk being all over the place, cutting deep from all angles. But on the other end of spectrum we have just a little bit more conventional "Pagan Poetry", which is a beautiful composition, where the avant-garde elements are just the compliment, and not at the core. With such an ambivalent feelings, the rating has to reflect it as well, going for the 3 stars, just in the middle.

You can tell every word, every note, every syllable is intentional

It’s pretty - one of Björk’s most easily listenable album. The trade mark vocal acrobatics remain - which one can either love or hate - but the music is a nice soft electrónica - reminiscent of Kid A or Boards of Canada and that ilk. Not great not terrible.

3/5 Good music and vibes, lyrics are weird sometimes haha.

This was a very interesting album. The beats were all produced by Bjork, she said she created them all. Her vocals are very dreamy. Many of the songs felt... ethereal. The lyrics are a bit undecipherable to me, though. I think that if she just did more singing of oohs and ahs, I would like it more. I don't know, I would think Bjork would be more in my wheelhouse, something I would really get into. But for some reason, I just don't totally get it. I'm not saying she's talented, I just never got her stuff. It's just a bit too... far out for me? (And I think that's saying something, considering some of the stuff I listen to.) So it's ok, but I am never going to pull it up and say "oooooh, I want to listen to THAT."

Sorry, still can't do it. She has such an elegant voice but her unique style is just not for me. Probably the electronica - also not my favorite style. I didn't hate it, but I found myself wondering when it might be over. I am still not interested in exploring more of her work after this album.

This album is definitely a mood (sometimes a sexually-explicit mood - Bjork was apparently very horny when she wrote this album - see the video for Pagan Poetry). I'm not always a fan of some of the lo-fi sounds she goes with, but this album is ethereal and takes you away somewhere else. Favorite tracks: Hidden Place (haunting and sultry at the same time), It's Not Up To You/Undo (I'm putting these together because they share an important message about letting go of anxiety - both are beautiful entrancing tracks), and Heirloom. Probably my main problem with the album (outside the lo-fi stuff I don't like) is that it's a lot of similar sounding music throughout. I enjoyed the album, but have to go with a 3 - good to hear but I don't think I'll be seeking it out.

Solid album; deviation from normal listening Good natural vocals but the fairy voice attempts aren’t for me Elite production and mixing whoever did that must be one of the best

Ack, another Bjork album on the list! As much as I'm exposed to Bjork's music here, I still can't get into her music. It's partly her voice, but the music feels like it's weird just to be weird and it feels somewhat forced, if that makes any sense. As far as what I've heard so far (her 3rd record on the list), this one isn't bad and I did make it through the whole album, so it didn't bug me as much as her others. Yes, that's a compliment.

Björk continues to elude me. I like the concepts, I like the atmosphere, but she makes albums that seem to demand multiple listens to unlock everything, and I'm just not that deep into it. I do love the choral vocals and the various flavors of electronic music on here, however. Favorite tracks: "It's Not Up to You", "Aurora"

its Bjork

that was cute?

It’s Björk!

My god, is this where the indie girl voice comes from?! Can't really fault Bjork for that totally since it's probably her legit accent but I HATE that vocal style. Very lush instrumentation and the choir aspect makes the album feel epic, almost like a soundtrack for a movie. But I don't know if I can get over the indie girl accent.

The first couple or songs are typical Björk-gloomliness, but it gets better. Björk really experiments with different styles and instrumentation. Pagan Poetry and Aurora are real standouts. 3/5

Compared to Björks album Debut this lacks energy. Björks vocals as usual are splendid but the accompanying instrumentals could need a little more punch. I actually miss the electronic club vibes from Debut. Vespertine lays it focus on the more artsy side. The production quality is extremely well done and there really isn't anything lacking when it comes to the mixing. After listening to this album I would like to go back and increase my rating for Debut.

Gorgeously produced instrumentals. However I think björks vocals have an acquired taste that I haven’t acquired yet. The vocal quality is beautiful but I do wish there was an instrumental version of this project. So 3/5

Very creative and quite interesting.

Pretty similar thoughts to the previous Bjork album I was dealt. Not loving her vocals here, and the introspective lyrics kind of pass me by; maybe it's just too artsy for me. Production/mastering is excellent. Really saves the album for me. Fave tracks: Cocoon, Unison

Cooing. Breathing. Warbling. It’s a mellow vibe. I like Björk when she’s a little more growly and screamy.

Bjork in perhaps the mellowest album of her career, and the last one that could really be called pop. Last song is an absolute tune.

A difficult album for me to assess. Its songs are almost completely lacking in melody in the conventional sense. Her singing while gorgeous is unique and again does not follow conventional song structure rules. Hidden Place has moments of beauty especially the choral voices towards the end. Cocoon an incredible breathy vocal performance with spare arrangement that does not resonate with me. It's Not up to You, starts out with typically unconventional phrasing over some lush strings and electronic flourishes. The chorus has a more conventional pop song feel that helps me to connect with the song. Undo is similar with overdubbed voices and some gorgeous choral arrangements. Again little in the way of conventional song structures, but moments of beauty. Pagan Poetry, the highlight of the album for me and its centerpiece. It's mystical eastern sounds go beautifully with another tour de force vocal performance. But by the time we get Aurora I find myself wishing for some tempo variations. And that's how this album leaves me...feeling of promise unfulfilled, wanting more. 3 🌟

This is another on the list of artists that should only be on this list once. Is it good - yes. Is it demonstrably better or different than the earlier Björk releases? Not to me.

Very strange and Bjork. Intricately produced but not something I'd ever need to hear again.

Alltaf er talað um hvað Björk sé og hafi verið á undan sinni samtíð og allt það með tónlist sinni. En... hljóðheimurinn í mest megninu af þessari plötu er copy/paste af Exciter með Depeche Mode sem kom út rúml 2 mánuðum fyrr. Það var ekkert *nýtt* fyrir mér á þessari plötu allavega. Nú telst ég ábyggilega vera föðurlandssvikari í framhaldinu.

p872. 2001. 3 stars. The Icelandic love child of Sinead O'Connor and David Lynch. This sounds like the lost soundtrack to Twin Peaks. Having said that, their is only so much weirdness you can listen to before it gets boring. Well done of its kind, but becomes background music real soon.

Lo recuerdo como el disco menos guay de Björk. Hay que darle otra oportunidad a ver que tal se da.

Pop tranquilo y elegante. Ciertos ritmos diferentes. Muy buena voz. Un tanto estándar

I have stayed away from Björk for a long time. Mostly because her voice has never appealed to me. And on this album that problem is there, but I'm also listening to a whole chunk of her at once as opposed to the occasional song here and there, so I’m hearing her more consistently and appreciating more just what an expressive and impressive vocalist she is. I think when she leans into the "manic pixie breathy" thing it doesn't click with me, but when she extends her range, it's magical. Also the musical arrangements on this album are really incredible. I read up a bit on this album and how she produced it, and it's clear that so much love and attention went into it. Sometimes the beats and melodies don't quite land for me, but when the unholy marriage of glitchiness and groove coincide, along with the vocals, it's wonderful.

It is an interesting record, to say the least. Really enjoyed the vocals. However, Vespertine felt overthought a quarter of the time for me. I feel inspired to explore more of Bjork's discography, however, I don't feel the urge to come back to this album.

Lubie chillowe, ale to nie szczególnie przypadło mi do gustu.

Delicate music box

Interesting but not close to Debut in listening pleasure. One frail sounding song after another. Didn't add.

Oh Bjork, how utterly lovely, cute, adorable, challenging, and sometime's utterly frustrating to listen to you are.

Weird but good

Despite some of Björk's irritating vocal tics, this is a mostly enjoyable LP. The production is lush and encompassing, and the instrumentals generally offer interesting melodic progressions intertwined with the singer's swooping delivery. Could use some editing, though, as most tracks exhaust their ideas by the halfway point.

It was interesting for sure, but it went a little bit too far. First part of the album was very much better.

Nok no. Hørres likt ut som da forrige

- this was relaxing, not disturbing - no idea what she was saying but it feels nice - i was able to to background work

The first impression of Bjork's music is always of something terribly trivial, obnoxious and ultimately boring. With her, a lot always happens in the studio. However, there is something meditative about it, which I thoroughly enjoy. (6/10) FT: Unison, Pagan Poetry

great electronic production. i've not ever been the biggest fan of her lyrics but her albums are always an interesting listen.

its like art pop but while interesting its lacking something that's actually pleasant to listen to still decent though

A reluctant 3/5, because there's too much good in here to deny. Musically, it's varied and interesting. Lyrically, it's a mixed bag of clunky, weird, downright pretentious, and the occasional unguarded bit of inspiration. My biggest problem is Bjork's vocal style itself. Breathy, gossamer sing-speaking is all well and good, but too often she's determined to linger and play with the rhythm and melody long past the point at which listening to her do so is enjoyable. There's this mode of delivery that sounds like a jazz vocalist on sedatives - a soporific scat that completely robs the track of propulsion. Syllables are drawn out until they almost lose any semantic value. That said, that isnt constant: there's enough in here that works, and when it works, it's elven and intimate, and hell, a little bit sensual.

And the randomizer has given me another Björk album; it could be much worse. This is Björk's fourth album and much more subdued than her previous three which had big beats and more pop-oriented songs. This music is still in the electronic or techno music genre with a more quiet rhthym or beat backbone, "microbeats", filled in with strings, keyboards and her voice. Maybe not a good comparison but reminded me hearing Radiohead's "Kid A" for the first time in that it's different and more abstract than what came before. There is not really an obvious "hit" single but I did enjoy most of the songs which flow together very nicely. The focus of most these songs is pretty obvious: romance and sex. The two songs that were highlights for me were "Cocoon" which reminded me of the Radiohead album with its subtle beats and "It's Not Up to You" and its dramatic strings and arrangements. This album is one that I liked more and more after each listen and is definitely one you want to listen to from start to finish.

I wonder if this is the album that sparked her famous swan costume she wore back them. A very quirky album but that isn't a bad thing. I was never a huge fan of Bjork besides Gloomy Sunday, but this was enjoyable.

Well it’s Björk, so that’s always good for an adventure.

I really like about half this record. Quite a lot actually. But the other half, well, I don’t. But I will listen again at least the half I like.

First off, I love Bjórk. I always said that if I never made it as a day-trader on Wall Street, I was going to move to Iceland and become a truck driver just so could share the island with her. Don't you just want to put her in your pocket? Her and her little raspy voice and funny accent...? She's so cute. Anyway, something I'm not so fond of is her heavy use of wind chimes, harps, harpsichords and music boxes on this album. I feel I'm being lured into an eerily warm land of ferries and gnomes, 25-hour days of golden sunlight and wizards. If Debut, Post and Homogenic never worked out, this may have just been another international artist that nobody knows how to rate. But put against some of her other work, this just doesn't have the same energy. Bottom line, I think Bjórk is an amazing artist and has a clear vision of what music can be. However, that doesn't always translate to music for wide-public consumption.

J'avais des attentes plus élevées de ça. Performances vocales intéressantes, mais rien qui restera mémorable pour moi - 3

3.4 + This was around when I fell out as a Bjork fan. This one’s dense and only rewards the closest of listens. Overly complex lyrics that feel like they were lifted raw from some teenager’s poetry journal. Rather than edit herself, Bjork elects to build songs around the complexity - a worthy challenge for a musician but less so for the listener. Still, there are moments of striking beauty: “Harm of Will”, “Frosti” and “Undo.” Overall, it feels foggy and I can see why I dreaded revisiting this album.

Björk doesn't have a as voice but it almost seems wasted on such a minimalistic and almost boring music style

C’est intéressant de lire le contexte de cet album. Un album fait après une période intense pour Björk et où les artistes commençaient à travailler avec des laptops pour composer. Il y a beaucoup de manipulations sonores pour construire les beats. Cet album a également été composé alors que Napster et les téléchargements devenaient de plus en plus populaires et elle voulait que tous les instruments ne soient pas altérés par l’écoute suite aux download. Ce n’est pas le plus accessible des albums, mais il est intéressant et cadre bien dans la discographie de l’artiste.

3.5

Now this was pretty cool! Icelandic chilled trip hop beats! Beautiful silky vocals and again, something I would never have listened to without this! Not going to be everyone’s cup of tea but well worth a listen!

I've been meaning to listen to some Bjork ever since my Icelandic vacation awhile back, but somehow never got up the momentum. The album title, art, track list, do give an idea what's coming. Hidden Place is a strong enjoyable start but I find Cocoon unpleasant and I am worried the whole album would be the sort of performative weird that really rubs me the wrong way. I like It's Not Up To You quite a bit but Pagan Poetry is too much. Frosti is undeniably beautiful. And so on through the album. Moments of genius and stretches of what might be genius but they didn't land with me.

There’s some interesting things happening sound and texture wise on ‘Vespertine’. It’s undeniably well produced but doesn’t sound dated for an album that’s 20 years old. Bjork’s voice is as clear and beautiful and piercing as ever, while the album as a whole is both ice cold, yet warm and inviting. I really like some parts of it, but other parts meander. Your own enjoyment of this record may well depend on how you feel when you put it on, and how much you can emotionally invest and drop into its overall mood and aesthetic.

OK

This album has beautiful music and instrumentals. It's almost ethereal. However, Björks strange, offbeat singing completely kills the mood.

Everything I know about Bjork comes from the X-Files movie, Dancer in the Dark, and the Swan dress she wore. Now, it turns out Hidden Place from this album was the song from the X Files soundtrack, and I listened to this song a LOT. She really has a style of electronic and pop that works. Her music is a combination of fantasy, nightmares, dreams, and like drugs. It's a trip for sure. I think in the realm of electronic pop, she's close to the best so far that I've heard. She plays with mixes and sound too, which makes for a unique listening experience.

vespertine \ˈve-spər-ˌtīn\ adj. 1: of, relating to, or occurring in the evening 2: active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening noun 1: a dull album that sounds like trip-hop but much lighter. Characterized by an enchanting whispery voice, music box tinkles, and some household sounds. Typically with a great first half and a boring second half. verb 1: when some Icelandic woman tried, typically through music, to stimulate being cozy at home but instead ended up stimulating a fever dream where one is in an alien house in the middle of woods where they are indeed cozy but very bored

Stemmig, richting irritatie maar toch wel een prettige stem (kom ik nu pas achter, vroeger een zware allergie)

Leuker dan verwacht, maar voor mij blijft het een eendagsvliegje.

Interessant album. Niet helemaal met volle aandacht kunnen luisteren, maar dit leek me wel te kunnen bekoren

Qua productie en sfeer heel mooi. Dit is denk ik wel een plaat die ik meerdere keren zou moeten luisteren om er echt 'in' te komen.

Mooi. Welkome afwisseling. Wel irritatie over hoe ze ‘I lof joe I lof joe I lof joe’ zingt.

Better than the other one that was on here, but still only okay. No recognized songs

“If there's one question to be raised with the album, it's that it's all simply so lush and nice that on some levels it fails to excite."

Not a bad record, not a gigantic Björk fan but I can appreciate her work and this felt like a great example of her work to get more acquainted.

Bit weird

An enjoyable listen but won’t hurry back

An amazing album that should score higher however the awful vocals detract from the experience. Could have been a five, at least Bjork's wailing is kept to a minimum.

Very bjork... The music was generally interesting but I could do without her for the most part. Cool in the background I guess

3. it's Bjork, you know what you're getting when you go into it and this certainly delivered on Bjork. Pleasant to listen to if a bit odd at times.

3/5

Whether or not you like the dreaminess of the vocals is personal preference. Regardless, she sure can sing and I doubt even those giving 1 ratings with the most entertainingly obnoxious comments would dispute that. The little beats and drifts in the music are good but enjoying them requires listening intently or else you miss the nuances. This album is all about the nuances. I'd like to listen to this album with headphones in a dark room or see her in concert so I could keep the level of focus needed to enjoy the music. When playing it at home it's easy to get distracted. Some songs like Hidden Place, Pagan Poetry and Unison are enjoyable without headphones or a concert ticket since the beats are more intricate / noticeable. Most of the other songs require hard work to keep focused.

The first song is quite splendid. What caught my attention aside from the catchy melody was the production, with the choir, orchestrations and electro beat. It’s impressive that she produced and wrote or co-wrote all the songs and it seems like the ones I like best, including Unison and It’s Not up to You, she wrote solo. The music is unstructured and arty, but the melodies couldn’t hold me for a full LP.

I enjoy reading the 5 star and 1 star reviews for each album just to see the contrasts of how some folks will absolutely love it while others will detest the same album. The difference in musical taste for folks is fascinating. Bjork is certainly one of the more polarizing artists out there. I really respect her talent for painting impressionistic soundscapes with her songs, but a the same time her singing style can be very unsettling. So I'm not in the 5 star or 1 star camp, I'm pretty much in the middle, I love her AND I hate her.

Not what you expect to hear from Björk - very good for background noise.

Really enjoyed this weird shit

Wow, just wow. At first I thought the hell is this?! Then, I've listened. Omg. It's so different to what I usually listen to. Extremely experimental, heard sounds I normally wouldn't hear elsewhere. Incredible. Bjork, I'll definitely check out more of her work.

Wasn’t as bad as I thought but not for me

Another’s one of these things I can appreciate the artistry of but I find the music and particularly the signing exhausts me pretty quickly.

This wasn't as weird as I expected.

Can't believe it but this is decent. Heirloom is the best track on the album.

Not for me, but I can appreciate it.

eh. this is so intesne it can be difficult to listen to. 3

I like Bjork but hadn't listened to this one before. The production is excellent like always but it didn't sound like there were enough good songs underneath it

I know Björk, but I never liked too much of her work...it's not anything special, but it's nothing my kind of thing. This album does not change my mind, but I think that I "understood" better her work and this is a nice thing.

Not nearly as good as her Debut imo, but still wonderful.

Veramente unico e particolare

I listened to 3 other Bjork albums as a run at this one and, maybe I was Bjork'd out by the time I hit this one, it didn't seem as strong as the others. A few tracks sounded like she just set the mic up on her deck during a windy day and recorded her windchimes go nuts..

I liked it but as with all Bjork albums, I don't really have a desire to listen again.

It's good but not enough for me

3/5

-She is clearly going for a certain feeling, and definitely achieves it -Very chill, and consistent throughout the album -To me, it often sounds like the intro to a song that is going to eventually going to pick up, but a more intense song was obviously not the goal

Fun early electronic music. Enjoyed the experimental aspects similar to psychedelic rock.

Good album, she is not afraid to take risks with her sound, it was experimental at the time and no doubt influential but for me it’s mainly background music.

An enjoyable listen but won’t hurry back

An album I can always come back to.

eeeeeeeh

I don't dislike the dreamy style. It treads a fine line between musically creative and weird for the sake of weird

Ugh, just don't care for Bjork. it's interesting, but not my jam.

So far I was underwhelmed until “it’s not up to you”. Still not blown away though. Maybe I’m too marinated in a culture affected by bjork to understand why she’s so revered and respected. Ok “undo” is pretty dope too. Maybe I like the more lush songs over the minimalist early 2000s beeps and boops. End of “undo” with that bitcrusher. Not a big fan of that aesthetic. Maybe because I grew up on aol dial up. I feel like I might be missing out on lyrics too. Iirc she’s known for her emotional lyrics and when I listen to music, especially on first listens, I tend to ignore lyrics for the instrumental. My ear more naturally gravitates there. “Pagan poetry” seems like one where I’m missing out by not gravitating to lyrics. “Aurora” would be a great song to walk around somewhere cold outdoors to. Finishing up the album now. Better than how I felt at the beginning but still not blown away.

Production: 16/20 Songwriting: 12/20 Innovation: 15/20 Bangers: 0/20 Emotional response: 15/20 =58 Very high three - would have moved up a level with just one banger!

Vocals were impressive... but I doubt I'll regularly listen to Björk. Haha

Hidden Place was amazing, other tracks were enjoyable but I probably wouldn't go back and listen to the whole album again.

A nice listen but kind of passed me by. Last song is great.

5

It was alright. Some fine sounds, but not necessarily my cup of tea favorite tracks: “Pagan Poetry” and “Sun In My Mouth”

k

Björky

I can appreciate what she’s doing, but I don’t necessarily enjoy listening to it.

Comentaba que este es quizá mi disco favorito de Bjork, aunque debo aceptarlo no soy un gran fan de ella. Siento que es una persona sincera en cuanto a lo que quiere hacer, aunque a veces lo "intenta de más" y termina sintiéndose un poco... ridículo no es la palabra correcta, es más bien exagerar el arte por el arte (lo cual no tendría que ser malo per se). A ratos la siento como si fuera una Yoko Ono o Maria Abramovic pero con verdadero talento y algo que decir. El disco es interesante, la instrumentación y la razón de su elección son curiosas y el resultado se siente único. De verdad se siente como un proyecto conceptual bien pensado, con un sentido etéreo/erótico muy fuerte y bien trabajado. La parte mala es que aunque me puede agradar buena parte si llega el punto en que esa amalgama que no se detiene de sonido igual no para y el disco se convierte en una canción que no acaba y solo fluye sintiéndose igual y esta muchacha sigue gritando exactamente igual y cae en el punto de cansar un poco. Un disco muy respetable, creo merece ser escuchado, entiendo a quien le fascine pero no llega a ser mi máximo.

Haven't listened to Bjork before. Some moving music - Enjoyed Unison

Upper tier Bjork. Still an acquired taste. 3.5.

I just really don’t think I dig Björk but she’s talented.

Definitely different. Not something I would listen to every day but good as background music when you're chilling.

Leuk voor een keertje

El disco tiene un estilo parecido al de “Cigarrettes after sex”. Probablemente influyó en el estilo estético de ellos. Aunque el disco es interesante, tanto en la música como en la producción, se vuelve muy tedioso hacia las últimas canciones. Creo que Björk no es tanto mi estilo. Mi canción favorita del disco (y ahora en mi lista) es justo la primera: Hidden Place. De hecho quedaría muy bien opening credits de una película de James Bond. Las demás canciones me parecieron reiteraciones del mismo concepto.

Nunca me había atraído como para escuchar un disco completo y la verdad es que voy a darme tiempo para revisar los demás. Tiene un sonido crudo y sincero, tal vez por como fue concebido el concepto del disco (inicios del 2000, primer disco descargable) además tiene un plus con todo el tema digital más allá del disco, tu podías editar las rolas y hacerlas a tu antojo. Siempre he creído que está loquita pero más bien tiene un amor inmenso por el arte y no todos vemos el mundo de igual manera.

Is it ok to say this is just weird? I don't hate it...but I'm not exactly sure I like it either. It's noise with a melody. I don't really feel like I understand any of the songs but I appreciate the quiet smooth music. Some of it felt like Christmas music - like that choir - near opera feeling. I think this is the type of music you feel comfortable hearing in hallways on low volume. I'm not sure the melodies are exactly ever really recognizable - just pretty and calming. Bjork fans are probably like omg I have a favorite but to me it's just fairly calm music that sound mostly the same. It's not up to you is the best of the album for me

Digging the digital and stringy sounds

Weird Icelandic musical collage, but I like it. Vespertine means pertaining to the evening

Vokste på mæ, bedre andre gang

3.5 Surprisingly it was very listenable and wasn't ass shrill and avant garde as I thought it would be.

iceland e tals

Ok album, cool sounds but nothing really that memorable

Bells & whispers

Hidden Place is good; the rest is a bit iffy

Chill

Interesting stuff. Reminds me of NIN a bit.

Good, strange music. I've never been overly fond of her voice, but I'd listen to this album again. 3 stars.

Experimenteler en beter dan verwacht, wel heel same-y. Niet mijn muziek maar vond het zeker niet verkeerd. Album duurde relatief lang.

Couldn't finish. Meandering and boring.

Sonoridade muito bonita. Primeira vez que ouço um álbum completo dela. Nuâncias e detalhes a rodo nas canções. Me fez querer conhecer mais.

Wil eerder 3,5 geven want is wel aangename muziek, evenwel totaal mijn ding niet.

électronique perché, petit coté kidA

2 1/2

It's more Björk. This is very similar to her other albums on this list. I praised those for being uncompromised art with its own style and voice, and so is this album, but this particular style of uncompromised art has worn very thin for me. I think one or two albums from Björk would have been plenty.

As a fan who liked “Debut,” her debut album, I bought this when it came out, but didn’t like it much. Now I remember why… Sorry, Bjork.

#98 This album seems to be full of lots of good ideas and sounds that never fully come together. It's simultaneously cohesive and scattered. The sound is chill, dreamy, and ambient, but I find her vocal style to be distracting and unpleasant at times. Top Track: It's Not Up To You 2.5 / 5

Boring

Wasn't for me

I don’t really enjoy listening to Björk. It seems like music for folks that are for more artistic than myself.

Nope. Still still don't like Bjork

Jeetje wat zag ik op tegen dit album. Vorige album van haar gaf ik 1 ster. Dit album vind ik meer als muziek klinken. Maar ze probeert te hard om raar te zijn. Het is niet geloofwaardig. Maar goed t is iets beter dan de vorige, dus 2 sterren. DNF

Nap-tacular! 2/5.

She's extremely talented, but i found it very boring

2.5 - ok

Something about her music always makes me feel anxious.

There’s a dream like quality to this album. And by that I mean it’s all the place, disorienting, ethereal and puts me to sleep.

Weird. Not great. 2 stars.

I can kind of see the greatness here but I personally don't like it

not for me

Björk's Vespertine is a thoroughly mixed album that struggles under the weight of its own eccentricities, offering a listening experience where brief bright spots are constantly undermined by bizarre creative choices. While tracks like "It's not up to you" feature a nice chorus and smooth bassline, "Pagan poetry" delivers genuinely good music, "Frosti" showcases a bubbly xylophone with surprising depth, and "Heirloom" provides a chill, pleasant atmosphere reminiscent of Ellie Goulding, these moments are the exception rather than the rule. The rest of the record is weighed down by weird, repetitive soundscapes and overly mannered, questionable vocals on tracks like "Hidden Place," "Undo," and "Echo of a stain" that make the artist feel like she is trying far too hard, alongside entirely forgettable or sleep-inducing cuts like "Cocoon," "Sun in my mouth," and "Harm of will" that nearly put you to sleep before the decent closer "Unison." Ultimately, the friction between avant-garde affectation and sluggish pacing makes this an easy record to skip altogether, resulting in a disappointing 2/5 score.

I respect Björk's music more than I enjoy it. Transcendental production and extraterrestrial melodies. But listening to Vespertine (and the whole of her discography, really—the newer, the truer) feels a bit like being adrift at sea: no land in sight...and I know dehydration will soon set in...so I feel no peace whatsoever...even though the waves gently rock me.

I don’t know exactly what it is about this album. It could be the fact that I’m not a huge fan of electronic music, but I found it bothersome. Like the beat felt like it really didn’t go with echos, or the vocals felt like they didn’t belong with the music. I’m not sure if this is just how this type of music is like but I’m not a huge fan.

2 stars

I didn’t hs5w this as much as I thought I would, but it was still a slog. This lady is just too weird for me.

Not for me ..better than Elliot smith but that’s not saying much

Uninspiring

Ew.

Not my type of album

Not my thing.

There's weird, there's experimental, and then there's Björk, full marks for effort but it's a no from me.

I admire Bjork very much as a person. I think if her as a bad ass punk rock fairy. I just don't dig her music.

After listening to this album, I can't imagine ever wanting to hear it again. It's thoroughly boring and forgettable, if a song from it came on later, I wouldn't even recognize it. The only thing it has going for it is that it's not rap.

Erneuter Versuch Björk zu hören... Diesmal hats mir besser gefallen als die letzten Male aber can't really get into it

This album wasnt bad. It is really cool and feels like a world within itself. Even if every song sounds like a ringtone, Bjork is a fantastic artist and vocalist. Did I enjoy it? Not really, but it is objectively a good album. Still, I must rate it low just based on my own enjoyment.

There are 3 Bjorks - Fun poppy Bjork, crazy scary Bjork and cool vibey Bjork. This is cool vibey Bjork - the worst Bjork of all. Mostly rating low because I know she can do better. I love you Bjork.

Some pretty moments but overall boring

Yeah no still not a Bjork fan

Not at all something that I enjoyed - though I do see why this music would appeal to some, it fully grates on my every nerve.

I thought I recognized this, but it just reminds me of my neighbor's porch cats howling along with her annoying wind chimes. I can listen to this any time I want if I add a leaky dripping faucet for percussion.

I gave medulla a 1 and debut a 3... this feels like a 2. I don't get the hype?

Appropriately, ‘Debut’ by Bjork was one of the first albums I rated on this list and one I enjoyed, so I was intrigued to hear more. I won’t have that feeling for the next Bjork album I get… This album just went nowhere. It’s clearly meant to put the emphasis on arrangement and ornate instruments, but it just passed me by completely given the absence of any structure on each track. Bluntly, I’d have preferred it if she’d made some songs instead of fancy arrangements for nearly an hour.

I probably didn’t give this a fair shake as I listened traveling in a car with my kids. It’s probably better suited for some headphones on the couch while reading along with the lyrics, but I’m really not that kind of listener. I’d rather listen to Radiohead do the same kind of music.

Los discos de Bjork suelen ser intentos y costarme un poco de trabajo, pero al final siempre hay tracks o elementos que terminan gustándome y enseñándome un mundo al que hay que entrarle varias veces para comenzar a entenderlo y apreciarlo. No me pasó así con Vespertine, que me pareción innecesariamente denso y complicado. Lo sufrí un poco. Sí, es Bjork y seguro no hay que entrarle esperando algo sencillo, pero esto para mí se pasó de tueste.

She has a nice voice but I just don’t understand it. The songs are weird and all blend into one

About what I expected from Bjork -- eerie instrumentation, strange haunting lyrics, very deliberate pronunciation of e-ver-y syl-la-ble. I wouldn't listen to this album again most likely, unless I had taken something trippy.

I feel like I'm going to get hate but I found this boring. This electro/pop sound is a hard sell for me and Bjork just didn't do enough for me to get super invested. Overall this was just a bore. 4/10

Sounds like periodic excerpts from the dirty book Bjork keeps on the bedside table. It might do it for you Bjork but it's not happening for me (today). You crack on whilst I catch up with the World Cup match reports, if that doesn't disturb you too much. 2*

Favorite Track: Cocoon

It's Bjork, whatcha gonna do

Fairy jazz in the Icelandic forrest. I respect what she has done with this album, but I just cannot listen to it all in one sitting. It’s too experimental and lacks the structure of music that I am used to. I have no problem going back to her albums, Debut and Post - they are more up my alley

Might like it more with less Bjork.

Atmospheric and really well produced. Dull as ditchwater.

My feeling coming into this one: Bjork is strange. My feeling after listening: Bjork is strange. I have a hard time understanding her, but when I go back and look at the lyrics, I have a hard time understanding them.

This album all sounded the same to me. Once again not sure why this is on this list.

Cool if you’re into avant garde stuff. I’m not. Her voice bugs me and the songs are just kinda weird. Kinda vibey but still weird. Not for me and don’t really get the hype.

Calm calm

Yeah this just isn't for me. It's well executed and the songs are pretty nice, but I'm just very bored quickly throughout the album. 2/5

Björk has never been my vibe kind of music and after this she still isn't. I can usually enjoy and get in to the soft smooth music that I would categorize this as but the way she mixes in sounds that I feel are unpleasant and the way she goes a bit to high in to falsetto for it to still be soft doesn't speak to me at all. I was hoping I would find a song or three that I enjoyed and would like to listen to in the future but there was none.

Meh

If you enjoyed this album, you can go Bjork yourself! After listening to this in its entirety, I truly believe Bjork sings these songs acapella and afterwards lays down some random music behind it. There is no way she can possibly be that off beat if she is trying to be on point. A deaf person would stay more on time than she does! The discombobulation of the composition is sad because Bjork actually has a great voice and is vocally talented, but it’s all wasted on music that is generally unpleasant. This is the second album by Bjork on this project and both albums were huge misses IMO.

This Bjork album is better than her others in the same way that a bad rash on your ass is better than a rough case of hemorrhoids. Ideally, you don’t have to suffer through either one. The songs on Vespertine (Icelandic for “a whale’s vagina”) have more cohesion and a sense of thematic throughlines than we usually get from our ice queen. The music is always a little bit interesting and a lotta bit difficult to listen to.

Vulnicura surprised me, I liked it more than expected. This did not surprise me, I disliked it as much as I expected to.

The whispery lyrics aren't really gelling with me. I have never quite understood the hype around Bjork.

Bjork is weird, I know that. Just too weird for me and I just didn’t gel with this.

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I always want to like Bjork but sometimes it’s not there for me

Half the album sounds like a jack in the box ready to pop out and traumatize a small child. The rest is even worse.

Can't say I was a big fan. I don't dislike her voice but I found it somewhat distracting

I’ve tried a lot but she’s never done it for me

Wench keeps on wailing

Warbling wailer

2.42

Well Bjork can really sing. And compose some interesting melodies. But always so weird and discomfiting. Which apparently a lot of people like - look at the last 30 years of Radiohead's career. The last track was a standout. But no thanks.

mmm no me atrapo, quizás debo escucharlo bien

Fine listen but no stand outs

tortura psicológica não é entretenimento

It's an okay album. Her voice is a unique mix of soothing & disturbing to me. Seems almost celestial.

Bjork just isn't my cup of tea, I'm afraid. I can see why some people like it I guess, but it's not something I'm ever going to be into. There were a few tracks that were kind of nice, I guess, but not my jam. Sounds like Aphex Twin produced an Enya album. 2.5 stars

Not peak Bjork. No big band whoppers like It’s Oh So Quiet or other meaty essential whoppers like Army Of Me or Hyperballad. Just snoozy ballads that lean into the more boring tracks off Kid A. Let’s be honest, the only main great thing about the album and this phase of Bjork is the Swan Dress. Honk, honk! (even if it is based on a mute swan - still honks).

Listen to a few songs, just couldn’t get into it

I listened to this on world autism day. I do respect Bjork, but I dont enjoy her music

blwuh

Always thought the Bjork is an acquired taste - one that I could not ever acquire, save for a couple of random songs.

2.5

I mean… not her best album.

Bjück

this is the opening act for a band i’m really excited to see and then it kinda kills my vibe as i stand there like O_O and she’s tweaking out on stage

A little too weird for me

1.5 stars. More of the same from Bjork: interesting musically with some creative takes on avant-garde pop but completely ruined by dreadful singing. Standout is "Unison", potentially because her singing is tamped down a bit on this track.

There are a few moments where I think oh this song could be good, but then Bjork does something weird with her voice and it ruins it. I can understand why someone would like this, and can even appreciate the creativity, but I just didn't enjoy listening to it all that much.

I talk about atmosphere a lot on these reviews but this might be one of the absolute best I’ve heard, even if I don’t fully resonate with the music itself. This album feels like I should be having an awakening in another dimension. The vocals and production really are awesome. This may be one of those albums I revisit down the line and adjust, but for now, I’m just not into it.

Very interesting and unique. I appreciate her as an artist but I don't really enjoy listening to her music.

Musically, I can appreciate her skill and talent. Bjork can sing really well when she wants. I just dont know why or when I would listen to this again.

It sounds alright but not my genre.

Highlights: Hidden Place, It's Not Up To You, Unison A record marked by its immersive production. Crisp sounds and mellow vocals blend nicely together. But somehow it still didn't fully click with me. A bit too abstract and ambiental for me. For instance, I liked Debut and Post a lot more. Didn't know that Pagan Poetry was where that meme came from. Weak second half. Overall I expected a lot more and was deeply disappointed. Highlights will remain in rotation doe, I really liked those.

Not for me.. too many noises to actually enjoy

Meh 2.5/5

This is just so bad to me. I won’t 1 it as feel she means well

There's only so much Bjork you can take

Bee loves bjork

Fairly similar to her other stuff, but the more I hear from her the more fatigued I get from it

I want to like Bjork. I really do. But I just don't

I really like Bjork's voice and vocal range. The Vespertine's production alone is pretty impressive as well. However, I just couldn't get that excited about this. It was missing some juice somewhere/someway throughout the album. Maybe her club stuff will be more my speed.

Bjork is one of those artists I've really been meaning to get into for a few years now but have yet to get around to it. She's got one of the most impressive singing voices I think I've ever heard. I'm familiar with a little bit of her work but most of it is a blind spot for me. From what I know, nobody is going to argue that Vespertine is her best album and I'd be inclined to agree. She seems incredibly reserved throughout and never really cuts loose with that voice of hers. I spent the whole album waiting for a moment like that but it never came. I'm sure we'll stumble across another Bjork album or two and I hope I get more out of them.

4/10

Even weirder than I expected. Probably need to be tripping on acid or something to really appreciate this album.

Very boring without being actively bad like yesterday's. I had it on in the background while cooking and thank god, because if I had to listen to this in the foreground, I may not have finished it.

I just don’t get Bjork. I appreciate the influence but I rarely run back to a track apart from Big Time Sensuality Pagan Poetry though is magic.

First Bjork...meh. 4 songs in....meh. Finished the album, appreciate it but still meh to my ears. Some cool, clearly expensive production but it's just too cold and operatic overall for my tastes. I feel like most of the songs don't really build, or resolve, they just exist.

The Good: We are introduced to a Vespretine! The Bad: We thought that is had something to do with scooters from Italy… The Ugly: Turns out the welt you get from a vespertine sting is humungous! I had to check… this is my second Bjork album, but technically speaking third, as this rating has been several months in the making. How to sum up the experience? Well, let’s start by the elation I felt when I decided I did not have to listen to the last 2 songs! Also, why are most albums post mid-90s close to an hour of minimum length? It’s not like the product has gotten better or anything… Back to the rating. Not my thing. There. I said it. Bjork’s voice is nice when she is just softly whispering, however, when she starts doing to scream singing, I tune out. I am not complaining, I am just explaining that this is not my cup of tea. Sorry to all the Bjork fans out there… 2*

I so want to love Bjork but I am clearly not sophisticated enough. In the background or setting a somber mood, it is fine but I can’t force myself to enjoy listening for its own sake.

1. place - 1.5 2. cocoon - 2 3. you - 2 4. undo - 1.5 5. poetri - 1.5 6. frozti - 1 7. Aurora - 1.5 8. Echo - 1 9. Sun - 1 10. Heirloom - 1 11. Will - 1.5 12. Unison - 1.5

I don't get this album at all.

Mysterious foreign elf music - AL

really just meh, a weird album. (the horse of negativity and disapproval)

That was an experience. Not a good one though.

Really great voice, a style that I could really like, but unfortunately the instrumentals are really weird and disturbing— sometimes they are straight up annoying. Most tracks are also really long (~6 minutes), which makes them hard to listen to when some moments don't sound right. Deserves to be remembered, though. Some albums may be better.

I really want to love Bjork. She's talented and artstic towards pop music and I respect that. But I just can't stand the aesthetics of her music and I don't really like her voice. I've added one point for efforts and intentions, but I still feel bad for giving her 2, but even this feels like too much of advance.

I don’t know, I really wanna like bjork but I just can’t really get into this music. Can only give 2 stars

Music was pretty cool, but vocally she sounds like a retard.

Je sais pas pourquoi Portishead c'est bien et Bjork c'est nul, mais Bjork c'est nul.

Favourite song: Aurora

its kinda too "weird" for me

Good vibes, but kinda stays on that vibe the whole album. Feels like it doesn’t really go anywhere

not into the breathy electronica, but it was an entertaining listen on my commute to work. It had me interested but not quite bjorkin my peenits. 2.3 stars

2/5 - tbh just not my style but I respect the art

4.5/10

I love Björk but not her music sorry

Not something I particularly cared for.

Overall a fairly chill album, but nothing too exciting. Maybe a bit too much weirdness for proper listening where you're just concentrated on the music. I would maybe say that it's alright, but maybe if you're on drugs and this is playing in the background, I assume.

mmmmmm hmmm bjork hasalways been tough for me.

Her earlier output had a bit of an edge, which is missing here. More mature yes, but less entertaining.

For someone who is not Icelandic at all, I love everything about Icelandic culture....save from the music (unless its David Freyr). This is ephemeral, incorporates interesting sounds, but is just not for me.

21/12/2025 I can happily say I'm not a fan of Björk. It's so bloody boring. Spotify listeners: 11.6 million

This like Tally Hall for cis gays and women who don't like music.

altern. Rock, 2001 -> 2

Occasionally awesome, but occasionally nails on a chalkboard.

Picture the scene - you're the best female poet in a generation but you're also a recording artist and you've used all your best tunes on your first couple of albums. What do you do? You do Verspertine. I appreciate the art but lets be honest - if Prince f***ed about like this we'd be giving him a 1. Only sitch i can imagine listening to it again is if i mistakenly go to a Hunter S Thompson party and need something to get me through the afters.....

Some tracks were pretty good, she has got an amazing voice. It felt quite seasonal to be listening to it in December. Other tracks were a bit too avant garde for me. But I'm tempted to give it another listen - could be an album that grows on you! But for now...2 stars

I was quite frustrated with this. It was decent ‘sounding’ but it never really felt like music to me. I felt like I listened to that whole record and never felt like I heard a ‘chorus’ or anything I would describe as a ‘groove’ or ‘theme’ as the classical music terminology would say. It’s prob there but the scramble-lyric and anti-melody method did not do it for me here. It’s possible I’m too much of a dummy to understand music like this.

Yawn

I thought that I really like Bjork (casually having not worked my way through her catalogue though loosely familiar with her body of work). This one never really took off for me though. I kind of see the appeal it would have for some, but just not for me.

Fint, tidvis slitsomt

Very unique. Maybe a little too unique for my tastes.

Troisième album solo proposé après 'Vulnicura' et 'Debut' qui m'avaient plutôt déçu (notés 2/5, un cran au dessous de l'album des Sugarcubes qui m'avait plus intéressé). Constat similaire pour cet album : même si j'apprécie toujours la voix de Bjork (+1), je préfère l'approche plus rock des Sugarcubes. L'accompagnement ne me touche pas vraiment. Même si il est assez différent d'un morceau à l'autre (j'ai vraiment eu envie d'aller au bout de l'album), il me lasse rapidement dans chaque morceau. Pas sur d'avoir envie de l'écouter une seconde fois. =>2/5

I remember hearing hype around Bjork when I was a kid. I can't imagine it was for this album though. Too much of an ethereal vibe for me.

Je savais que Bjork allait sûrement avoir un voire plusieurs albums dans cette liste, et je dois dire que j’ai déjà essayé d’écouter certains de ses morceaux les plus connus pour voir un peu de quoi il en retournait, sans jamais trop accrocher —en grande partie pour cause du timbre de voix (qui, maintenant que je l’écris, semble être un deal-breaker automatique pour moi quand il s’agit de noter subjectivement des albums ou sons). Pour autant, j’apprécie l’énorme travail de production, la recherche derrière les paroles et le fait que ça change un peu de ce que j’ai l’habitude d’écouter (et aussi des albums proposés précédemment). Un truc qui me titille un peu: le projet est présenté comme cherchant un minimalisme sonore en gardant principalement l’électro et la voix, mais il m’est arrivé de le trouver par moments un peu trop saturé. Au premier morceau déjà j’avais l’impression d’entrer dans une écoute sans fin rip. Petit up pour Pagan Poetry. Tout au long de l’écoute, j’étais un peu partagée entre ce truc de savoir que le projet figure dans littéralement tous les classements des meilleurs albums de tous les temps, et en même temps ce sentiment de juste pas rentrer dans le monde musical proposé. Je pense que c’est un peu comme avec des projets style Rosalia (avec qui elle a d’ailleurs collaboré sur le morceau Berghain—une pépite), qui sont très expérimentaux et dans certains cas passent, dans d’autres non. A réécouter quand je serai plus âgée. Un 2,3 arrondi à 2 parce que je peux pas me mentir à moi-même.

Well....

Too weird not a massive fan 4/10

I'm not a fan of the whole singing in cursive thing She has such a powerful voice when she belts out the high notes, but instead she does that weird whisper quirky voice. Not for me 2 ⭐️

This is not for me. It's objectively well made and very inventive, doing away with earthly things such as genre and song structure. The lack of that makes it a hard album to enjoy. There are nice sounds throughout, but there is no enticing structure to keep it all together. I also just don't enjoy Björk's voice much. It usually feels like more of an instrument here, but I still don't like listening to it. Maybe I'm not smart or nerdy enough for this, IDK.

Boring

I’m just not going to like Björk. It’s not going to happen. Her music always feels like a jumble of sounds and ideas that never come together for me. The only reason this album gets 2 stars is because she actually is a talented singer. Her voice is unique and powerful, and you can tell she has real control and emotion behind it. The problem is everything else surrounding it—the production, the pacing, the weird sound choices—just feels like a mess. I can respect the creativity and experimentation, but Vespertine is one of those albums I was happy to finish and move on from.

A little dull. I’d have to be in a certain mood. I might listen again

Another Bjork album. I feel she's over represented on this list. Is she a musical genius? Almost certainly. Do I like her music? Sometimes. She's an aquired taste. Occasionally I'll "get it". But most of the time I don't. It's probably my fault though. Music wise, this feels the same as the others. Pixie vocals, electronic beats. In fact, I'd rather just listen to the instrumentals - they sound so much more interesting. That's Bjork. Best Tracks: Hidden Place; Cocoon; Pagan Poetry