Vulnicura

This sounds like an "important" artistic album with its string arrangements and choir. I guess if I hadn't if I hadn't been listening to Björk all the way back to the Sugar Cubes I would find it more compelling. The strings, synths & sound effects create lovely ambient textures but the melodies are less appealing - and then there's her voice, which is tiring after an entire album.

I don’t think I’ll ever get bjork but this one was interesting at least

Björk is best listened to when in an altered state of mind

So I’ve been exposed to Björk now, having had her debut album on the generator before, which I thought was pretty good. It was varied and while avant garde, at least listenable. This is a questionable inclusion at best, given its 2015 publication date and extremely samey subject matter: a breakup. Mostly just how Bjork feels about it. To that point, this album rarely strays from the classic Bjork ethereal whiny vocal over some non matching, unmelodic orchestral arrangement, which makes it seem like every song was cut from a movie scene as background noise in a dramatic moment. Individually some of the songs are decent, but as a whole product, hard pass. I’m beginning to think that this isn’t actually a consensus of great music, but rather a random smattering of 1000+ albums.

Bjork is good, Bjork is cool, but the notion that of the 1000 albums one "must hear" at least 3 are Bjork albums is inconceivable. Low stars for the suggestion, but the album is okay. I knew what to expect after listening to the two previous Bjork albums off the list.

I think her earlier stuff is better. Bjork has a beautiful voice and uses it well, but I think that she, sometimes, leans way too hard into the avant garde and makes an album full of beauty somehow so forgettable.

Too wierd

I really liked the first track: it was all beautiful atmospheric strings and Björk's ethereal voice melding perfectly. And then pretty much everything else that came after was a disappointment to me. It just didn't gel for me at all. It's all relative obviously, and it's so far from my least favourite albums on the generator, I was just really hoping I'd have more fun with it. 2/5

I can appreciate it on an intellectual level but it is not an album I actually want to listen to.

2.0 nah

Sounds like a bunch of rejected Disney songs. Bjork music isn’t enjoyable. The production is decent but the style is dull and not interesting. Her performance art is much better than anything she has recorded.

I imagine I'd feel about the same about Bjork as I do about Ethel Cain...if I'd ever seen Bjork live. Without that anchor, I just struggle to get into her records at all...they just leave me cold. As I continue to listen, I’m getting more and more negative towards it. It’s just collections of random sounds. A melody or a chorus wouldn’t hurt would it?

I should have loved this but I just found it to be a bit too monotonous for my taste. I love Bjork in small doses but find an entire album difficult and I know I’m probably wrong.

A difficult one to rate. There’s an eerie, jarring beauty to some of it, but it’s a difficult listen and I struggle to follow the lyrics. It gets at least an A for strength of feeling and that counts for a lot when so many albums are lacking on that front. However, I find it hard to imagine that on more listens I would get on better with it.

Björk's whimsicality has lost its charm to me. I'm starting to feel like once you've listened to one of her albums, you've heard all there is to know.

That was odd

These songs feel like they're lacking context, as if they'd work better in some film or cool scene in a show. I liked the instrumentals but felt vocals were just not working for me. Overall felt like it didn't take the music anywhere, and became a chore to listen to early on in.

It wasn’t great

Not for me - interesting, but just didn’t resonate

Icelandic music is intriguing, but undeniable from a colder, darker place. Icelandic breakup music with strings? I just don’t have the internal fortitude to get to a point of enjoyment.

Bjork is a tortured soul in this album and she succeed in torturing me. I hope she heals.

Björk album

Thought I’d enjoy this and boy was I wrong, just felt like it was deliberately alternative for no other reason than being edgy

I like Bjork when I’m in a Bjork mood. I am not in a Bjork mood today.

I think Bjork is an acquired taste, and I don’t have it. That being said, I respect the effort and the art.

3 - interesting but tough listen

I will be honest I could not finish- I’m sorry Björk. Extra star bc the instrumentals were very moving

I keep going back and forth between hating this and thinking it’s pretty cool On one hand, there’s some really haunting, beautiful moments in this album. Bjork’s voice is super iconic and I really can’t see this album working with anyone but her voice. It’s hard to deny there’s a lot of emotion being conveyed through her vocals and lyrics On the other hand, so much of this album just sounds…bad. Maybe it’s just because she’s past her prime in this one but there are some really really rough songs on this, where I’m just begging for it to be over. The instrumentation is minimal, yet still finds ways to clash with itself. Her voice is really hard to listen to after 50+ minutes of wailing It’s interesting to see something that is so far away from what’s popular in the US, but I can 100% see why this did not catch on. Also wow we have 3 more of her albums on this list? Not the best first impression but I guess we’ll see where it goes from here

Weirdo music!

I just can't get along with Bjork. I know everyone claims she's a genius and I can see that she is crazy talented. It's just that all her music makes no emotional connecton and seeing as this is a break up album, that's probably the last thing it was trying to attempt. The songs have a mixture of strings and electronic bubbling all while she does her weird elastic voice thing all over it. It comes across as an album that people feel like they should say they like at parties but would never actually play it when by themself. And man these tracks are long. Maybe one day it'll click, but today is not that day.

I like an occasional Bjork tune...mainly earlier stuff. This dragged on a bit.

Bjork is actually an artist I haven't explored yet. This album makes me think I should perhaps start a little earlier in her discography...

I'm not too familiar with Björk's work, maybe a handful of songs. Vulnicura has such a different feel compared to the one's I have heard previously. Her vocals really shined through along with the string arrangements and the electropop (even thought I was not a huge fan of this album). Notget was fave.

Respect the artist, originality, output. This one’s not for me.

Huh. Not sure we needed a third album from Bjork, and this one probably wasn't that influential. (checks list) Oh fuck off, there's FOUR? Sigh. I mean, this album is fine, but it's normal enough that it doesn't even sound like a Bjork album. I'll say this: it worked really well as background music, and it was fairly soothing. But at no point did this grab me or strike me as exceptional. I never thought I'd call something from Bjork "milquetoast" but here we are. In the right mood and with proper expectations this is probably more like a 3.3, but not today. 2.4

I kinda didn’t get it

I have a hard time with Björk. I really like a few of her songs. Most of them just get on my nerves. It’s kind of the same with this album, except that I’d already lost patience before I found a track I liked. I didn’t want to sit through all that pretentious mumbling and hissing. 2/5

pretty indifferent to bjork, but this was better than anticipated. still probably wouldn't reach for it again at any time.

New to me. On first listen I wouldn't say it was one of Bjork's best, but will definitely listen again and I am sure it will grow on me.

I love Björk, but wouldn’t often choose this LP when choosing something to listen to from her back catalogue. Two stars. Tom.

Just not a fan of Bjork’s singing. Music was ok, just on the weirder side. Vocals were off putting to me. 2/5

Interesting and different but not really my fave

I don't mind it, but it just made me want to listen to ANOHNI

I quite like some early Bjork, and the Sugarcubes, but this leaves me pretty cold. After a couple of songs, I'm over the exaggerated, prolonged pronounciation that Bjork seems incapable of avoiding these days, and I didn't find the incessant bleeping and random noises that passes for 'production' interesting enough to keep my attention. And why are all the damn songs so long? I love a long song at times, but it has to have enough going on to justify the length, and these ones just don't, I'm afraid.

(2.5) björk is one of those artists that I absolutely adore as a person and deeply admire the work of but simply cannot actually listen to for longer than 10 minutes at a time

Listen, I know Bjork walked so Aurora could run, but some of this was just complete garbage. Not a fan.

I just can’t see the appeal. The production is quite fantastic but everything else just doesn’t hit. Definitely not as good as her earlier stuff.

I’ve head a lot of good things from bjork and I didn’t really like this I hope any other entries on here are better.

I mean, I get it but… a lot of this is just gratuitous pretentiousness and not enjoyable.

Just really struggle with the vocal here. Maybe it's just too intense for me I find a bit like listening to a child cry. Almost too emotional that I can't enjoy it as art. Think it's definitely a me issue rather than a Bjork issue.

Me molesta bastante su voz en este disco. Me resulta incómodo por demás.

There’s no doubt this bjork can sing, but about what I have no idea. I swear on my kids, I thought she was speaking another language until halfway through the first song when I was able to recognize a couple of words in English. This album is essentially classical music being played while Bjork freestyles on top of it; mostly outside of the song’s rhythm. Not a fan of the style or compilation.

Björk sings art songs like she is some sort of post-modern troubadour. This is not a judgment, a criticism or an opinion - it’s straight fact. She is an anachronism - or I guess more properly, she is a prochronism, as she apparently is from the future. But, I’m not totally sure that’s correct either, because I don’t think she IS from the future - I don’t think Björk is actually from ANY rime or ANY place - I think she’s fucking insane and her music is Björing as shit. There, I said it. Musical genius my ass - you wanna impress me? Take the wheel for a little while, motherfucker!

Despite being experimental, most of the songs on "Vulnicura" sound very similar to each other. I'm just not a fan of Björk's music, so far. It could change as I get to hear more of her songs. Anyway, "Vulnicura" is dull, and a few songs go on for too long. "Quicksand" is a good song, though. 2 stars for "Vulnicura".

Not a fan of later bjork

Woman 👍 can't sing 👎

Un disco sumamente artístico y experimental. No me gustó mucho pero solo es mi opinión, seguro que tiene muchas virtudes este disco. Sin embargo, cada vez que el disco seguía me costaba menos entender las pistas, me pareció un disco sumamente sincero y artístico, en momentos piensas que es pretencioso pero conforme el disco sigue te das cuenta que no, es honesto. Creo que es música que vale la pena escuchar y analizar. Digo, es Björk, es de las artistas experimentales y performativas más importantes que hay en la industria. No me gustó tanto el disco pero me gustó el concepto, aunque no se si lo entendí bien. Pero bueno de cualquier manera creo que tiene cosas muy buenas.

No, sir. I don't like it.

hear me out

Didn't like it as much as last bjork that was suggested to me. Music felt minimal and quiet, leaving just vocals that don't do much for me if they're not blending with music

I liked aspects of this album, the dissonant strings and Björk Björking. It didn't really grab me though.

Too empty and husky for me.

I don’t know if this one needed to be on the 1001. Bjork is a good artist who always offers a bit of oddity. However, the only song that caught me was Family, which features interesting orchestrations and vocal melodies. But I didn’t think Black Lake was ever going to end. Atomic Dance had some interesting elements, especially the “backward” melodies. This seemed too experimental for me. Respect the artist. Appreciate the exploration. It just didn’t connect for me this time.

Ummm...ethereal?

Thats okay

I like the idea of Bjork more than the actual listening to Bjork

Bit weird. I know it's Bjork, but bit weird

Kinda boring for a Björk album

I can appreciate Björk as an artist, but most of the time it just isn't something I can get in to. I have to be in a very specific mood to want to listen to her.

nope... dit was een misser

Not as bad as Medúlla, but I still don't get the appeal. Thankfully, I have waded through all her albums now and never have to listen again

maybe a bit too experimental for me, but i didn't mind stonemilker. 2 / 5 stars

Surprisingly I enjoy Bjork, but only in small doses. Her style really wears you down after a while

I didn’t really understand it. I’m happy for you tho. Or sorry that it happened.

Admirable but not for me. I want to be pushed and challenged, but alien emo isn’t for me, AND THATS OK! Orchestral stuff was cool. Lyrics are very raw and feel authentic/sad.

Like most of Bjorks music, it initially inspires and reminds me how weird music can get, but quickly fades from my interest There were some standouts here. I liked Atom Dance and Quicksand. The hits didnt stick at all for me

Outoa, vähän järkevämpää Björkkiä kuin aikaisemmin. Silti outoa. Tosi orkestaalista. Kai se juttu näissä biiseissä on tuo Björkin avantgarde laulutyyli, mutta se on musta vähän liian pistävä. Mussa on se pervo puoli joka tykkää outoudesta ja noista erikoisista instruista, mutta se laulu on vaan liikaa. Ehkä kertoo jotain että levyn paras hetki oli Atom Dance biisissä missä featti lauloi eikä Björk. Parhaat: Black Lake, Atom Dance

I found this very grating. There were a few moments that it all came together in a nice way, but I didn't feel it was worth sitting through the albums or songs to get there.

нежно, трагично, чувственно, в стиле бьорк. оно всё конечно очень качественное и уникальное, исполнительница легендарная, но вот нимагу я прочувствовать. может, потом мне будет стыдно за эту оценку, но бьорк я пока вообще нипанимаю.

good lord that was heavy. not my favorite bjork at all - I love her but this album was depressing and too abstract for me to actually enjoy

Felt like a silly fairy listening to this.

Bit samey

This was a tough listen. I think kind of liked the other Bjork album, this was not as good. Was tempted for a 1 but I wasn't truly offended by the album.

I can confirm that this sounded like Bjork

It was interesting. Felt very intimate, almost too intimate, like I shouldn't be in room for it. String arrangements were incredible!

Pretty strange and odd. Not my thing.

A funky album with some raw lyrics. Just a little too funky for me

Eccentric and good. Bjork is a very creative artist.

This one kind of left me cold. Both in the chilly electronica sounds but also in the lyrical and conceptual sense. I really enjoyed the orchestrations and some of the songs like "Stonemilker" and "Black Lake" had beautiful arrangements and emotional resonance. But it's way too much of the same and there are no melodies to pull you in and stick with you. Meandering, formless, and, in the end, dull instead of transporting.

This started to irritate me a lot towards the end, which surprised me because I thought Vespertine was great. It has that cold weird beauty that Björk is famous for, love some of the orchestral arrangements, but none of these songs stood out, and I felt at least an arm's length from all of them. By the end I was just sick of hearing the same stilted vocals and trippy beats that are on every track

2.5

not for me, it's cool as guess? 01/26/2026

Vague and stupid electronic music. Quite hard to sit through

I appreciate her as an artist although this album is not exactly my jam. Very emotional and experimental. But I'm missing all the driving rhythm from her "Debut". 1,5

Weird but not quite in a bad way. Some of the songs are so beautiful

03/10 15.01.2026

Nice strings. Very sad songs but nothing to get me tapping my foot or nodding along

Har inget emot Björk men alla låtarna är.. Björk

Je m’améliore définitivement dans l’écoute de Björk! Je me suis presque rendu au 2/3 avant d’abandonner, pis j’ai seulement pris 4 pauses entre-temps!

I’m sure if I saw Bjork perform live with an orchestra I’d love it. But am I going to go out of my way to listen to her elsewhere? No.

Overall Rating - 2.17/5 (4.33/10). What the f@%$ did I just listen to?

I think I don't get Bjork.

It's okay. Not very memorable.

Kunstnerisk musikk og særegne, til tider personlige tekster. Ganske bra, men ganske utmattende også.

Not mine. This is better than Radiohead, but not mine.

Ikke helt min stil, men ikke helt jævlig heller. Trenger aldri mer høre en sang av Bjørk.

There are some great sounds on this but I was looking forward to it being over.

Well, this was a trial. I’ve never got Bjork, and an hour of different arhythmic/polyrhythmic microtonal craptracks that are indistinguishable from each other ain’t changing then.

I thought i'd like it at first but it is really quite boring

maybe this one just caught me on a bad day but i didn't get anything out of this. the songs follow the tried-and-true bjork formula of her odd little mouse voice over aleatoric orchestral backing but it just never coalesced beyond that. the songs were far too long, with only two clocking in under the SIX MINUTE MARK. wrap it up, bjork! favorites: stonemilker

While I appreciate Björn for doing something different, this album wasn't to my taste. Felt a bit like a snoozefest, too much downtempo and ambient arrangements on one album. Her wailing also became a bit too fatiguing over time, and I found the lyrics a bit contrived.

I never really got Björk. It's not that I don't enjoy this style of music - it's just that i prefer other artists like Fever Ray and Holly Herndon. Was quite bored throughout. Strong 2.

Bjork...not my thing. So for me this one was okay.

I gave this a couple listens because I wasn't really sure what I heard after the first round. After two listens I thought maybe I'd try to listen to it in reverse order so if I could hear it better but I just get increasingly annoyed with the beats that sound like they came from a video game. Bjork the video game. ugh. please no.

I can't with this album. Sorry, Bjork. I appreciate the emotion and processing of heartache. But the music just isn't enjoyable to me on any level. I've rated you highly on two albums and low on one, and this one joins the low club.

#796. As poetry, this would be fairly interesting, but as a song, as music to listen to- it's pretty fucking boring. 2/5: meh

It's ok, you have to like Björk and even then it's pretty long and a lot of Björk

I like her ... but there a limit to how much I can listen to before it gets repetitive, and it starts to annoy.

Bjork is on another plane but this isn’t for me

Meh. Pop stars try to hard these days to sound different, and it ends up sounding like shit.

this was really challenging for me to listen to

4th Bjork album I got. I understand what people like about, but I hate it. It's definitely not run-off-the-mill. There's a lot of tension in the music, but there's no climax. I don't have the patience for this kind of music.

This is one of those albums that might need lots of listens to appreciate.

„Vulnicura“ entstand in den sundlaugin Studios in Island und im New Yorker Avatar Studio. Björk arbeitet hier als isländische Künstlerin sehr direkt mit elektronischen Produzenten wie Arca und The Haxan Cloak zusammen. Die Stücke „Stonemilker“, „Lionsong“ und „Black Lake“ gehören zu den bekanntesten Momenten des Albums und verbinden Streicherarrangements mit präziser Elektronik. Stilistisch bewegt sich die Musik zwischen avantgardistischem Pop und experimenteller Elektronik. Insgesamt wirkt das Album konzentriert, emotional klar strukturiert und konsequent in seiner Form. Künstlerisch bestimmt wertvoll, aber man muss es nicht unbedingt mögen.

It was ok, but a bit too pretentious for my taste. Mouth mantra was interesting for some seconds in the middle of the song. Much better than the album cover, which is horrible. And pretentious.

Very disjointed sounds. I see the emotions she is portraying, but her style isn't for me. Very creative but too me it is too wierd.

Not my jam- almost DNF’d

Some of it sounds cool but I could not get into any song at all really!

Bjork. 2.3/5

I remember listening to bjork before she went weird....good voice and always a bit out there...even with the sugar cubes.... but gets further away from normal with every album.

I respect her as an artist, just not my thing.

More weirdness that I'm not compelled to understand.

I started thinking I that I might've been too hasty in my dismissal of Bjork. I liked the moody production, and while her voice can grate at times, I thought it worked well with the moody production. By the time I was nearing the end of the album, I had too much of this "avant garde" music.

This is kind of annoying and repetitive

I just didn’t like this at all…a bunch of long, boring, and depressing songs. I had a hard time getting through it, and only listened to portions of most of the songs. It’s clearly not my thing. Two stars, and that’s being generous.

I started out with high hopes for this one. Into the first song, at least, those hopes were being met (Stonemilker is friggin' gorgeous). But then the melancholy just kept going, and the quirky weirdness I was hoping for never arrived. This could be one of those albums that it takes many listens to appreciate, but I'd bet not.

I have a great deal of respect for Bjork. I don’t think it’s very easy to maintain a commercially viable life in music when you are so incredibly idiosyncratic. She has an absolutely unique sound, and I like it reasonably well. That said, I’m not sure I’ve ever truly liked an entire album of hers, including the Sugarcubes, but rather I like some individual songs. The closest to liking an album is probably Vespertine, not this one.

2/5 - I liked the first song a good bit. I lost interest somewhere in what was maybe the third track. I'd need to pay a lot more attention to get anything out of this. It was definitely a sad album with a lot of expression, but I didn't connect.

I just don't think I'm in the place to enjoy this right now. This might be a "me" thing. Couldn't really make it through it.

If you’ve heard one Björk song, you’ve pretty much heard them all. Vulnicura is no different. It’s full of the same scattered beats, string-heavy arrangements, and her trademark “is this singing or is she just making sounds” delivery. I’ll give her credit for being consistent, and she’s clearly talented, but man, this album is tough to get through. It’s like listening to Yoko Ono but with less warbling and slightly better production. The emotion’s there, but it’s buried under layers of weirdness.

I find it really difficult to rate Björk's “Vulnicura.” On the one hand, there is a certain intensity in the lyrics and vocals, and I've always liked her experimental approach to music-making. On the other hand, I find most of Björk's songs difficult to access because they contain hardly any recognizable hooks or melodies. That's why, even after listening to the entire album twice, I still don't really understand it. I'm really sorry to say this, but for me it doesn't make sense to transform lyrics into music in this way.

I can't even...

Fairly inaccessible music but was kinda ok. Not in a rush to relisten

It's Bjork, what else can I really say. She has a very distinct way of making any lyric fit into the song with the addition of runs and adding extra syllables. Not bad but by this time in her career I am kind of tired of it. This album doesn't really bring anything new for me.

A very very odd album. It does seem very personal, and Björk does really seem heartbroken. Not a terrible album, but maybe its just a bit too artsy for my taste. Did not really enjoy the album, but it was an interesting listem.

This one is a bit out there for me personally

I don't know how anyone could sit down and listen to this.

I don't think I'll ever "get" Bjork. Just not for me, I guess.

Meh, just meh

do not wake me in the middle of the night Björk

More interesting than Coldplay

TBH I did not realize Bjork was making music of any relevancy in the 2010s. Even more surprised to see that her most recent release was in 2022. Listened to it once in the background and didn't feel a whole lot. Going back for another tour. As has become typical of Bjork entries on this list, the production is beautiful -- in this case a lovely blending of electronica with traditional orchestral elements and plenty of vocal distortion/layering. But despite the beautiful production I can't motivate myself to pay attention. I think this is more likely a personal failing or attention issue given what I'm working on at the moment, but I can't say that much here really reached out and grabbed me. I think instead a lot of the songs here feel deliberately art-forward / avante garde. By that I mean they lack traditional structures, are highly dynamic, and feel more like something that require focus than encourage enjoyment. While this isn't a bad thing per se, it makes it hard to review in the margins while I'm working... Black Lake takes its time getting going, but is fairly rewarding in its unfolding epic. I'll say that Family introduces some very unsettling moods. Atom Dance is the most intriguing song on here to me. Beautiful sweeping orchestral elements with interesting vocal layering/3rd party support and electronic elements that become more _demented_ and dominant as the song evolves. While I can understand why critics would probably be all about this for pushing boundaries and making a "challenging" album, I am grading this on a level of personal enjoyment and likeliness that I would want to listen to this again. With those latter two principles in mind, this scores low. Sure it has moments of beautiful and it is genre bending in its own right, but I struggle with this for the same reason I often struggle to get into the likes of Arca and other similar acts. Ultimately, a lot of this feels like masturbatorial indulgence. With that, I'm falling in at a 2 here.

Another album of Bjork making the weirdest noises with her voices. Wish that the backing instrumentals could be paired with something different because they are awesome. An hour of hearing Bjork in my ears doing whatever it is that she was doing on this album got quite old

I hate this. This stressed me out. I've always prided myself in being very open to genres but this just did not hit. I appreciate the experimentation and creativity so ill give a 2. This was quite unpleasant to listen to.

?? Out-of-the-box? Yes. Worth anything? NO

Björk is one of those avant garde artists that manages to make strange music listenable. Stonemilker is a stunning opener but I wish the electronic elements weren't there although I can see why some would like it. For me, these songs work best when they are minimalist in their composition. Lionsong might be my favorite and you can hear Arca's, the producer, fingerprints. Notget is another highlight, disturbing and evocative of the bleakness present in Iceland's volcanic landscapes. I much prefer the orchestral release of this album.

Nah

This album didn't do much for me. I get that she's unique and is extremely creative but this just isn't my style, unfortunately.

First half of the album was frankly boring for me. I appreciate the ambient quality of it, but overall I found it musically uninteresting. I like Notget and from that point of the album on I found it all much more interesting. But overall the album was a bit of a navel gaze for me.

# Album Name: Vulnicura # Artist: Bjork # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Interesting pick for album number 500. I loved Bjorks Debut so i was really intrigued by this selection. Theres no doubting Bjork's talent and vocals. However, this album just didnt do it for me on a first listen. Theres some great bits of music scattered here and there. But it just feels incoherent. A bit all over the place. A mess. Nothing connected for me. Shame. I may give this another crack at a later stage. Lets see. # Top Tunes: None. # Would I listen to it again? Maybe.

Quite the different approach to a breakup album than T Swift 🤣 Really tough for me to get into Bjork. Hilarious looking at the lyrics while listening. Her and Eddie Vedder have this amazing way of bending weirds to fit their melody. And for listeners to have no idea what they are saying. The lyrics are good/interesting. Maybe this should’ve been a poem book and not a musical album?

Didn’t make it through 5 songs, it was all too familiar and samey. I enjoyed that it was atmospheric.

I like Bjork's lyrics and music, but I can't get into her voice. I think I'd rather listen to covers of Bjork's songs than the artist herself

Right off the bat, I gotta give credit where credit is due, Björk continues to create wildly original and creative music that sounds completely unique to her. Specifically I really adore “Debut” and “Post”. Which leads me to the actual review, I have to say the first several times I listened to it, I didn’t “get” it. I still might not get it. But I will say the first two songs really grew on me and I ended up saving both of those. But that’s the problem with this album for me. It’s alittle too slow and orchestral for me. Like everything after those first two tracks didn’t really do a lot for me. I can appreciate how crystal clear the production is, and I actually really liked the music in “mouth mantra” even though I didn’t love the song as a whole. I do think this is an essential album to listen to if you are gunna try and get into Björk, I just won’t be able to relate if you fall in love with this one.

Ok

Accidentally listened to this on shuffle without realizing it. Doubt that really shaped the experience. This just isn't my thing. I'm sure she's mighty talented and all, but I did not enjoy this.

Her vocals just aren't for me. Also these songs felt too long to me, multiple songs above 8 minutes?

it was ALRIGHT

Love the music but Bjork's vocals despite her beautiful voice are so tedious and some times even laughable

Beaucoup trop space pour moi

Not horrible but very redundant and boring by the end.

Okay opening song on the album - I genuinely thought she was singing in Swedish… I then questioned was I having a stroke. The music was enjoyable. But the style is so unique - spoken word mixed with warbling mixed with crazy violin mixes with vocals. The album is an auditory mismatch - I honestly didn’t know what the hell I was going to listen to any second of the album. Felt I was back in a 4am tent in Budapest listening to “black Lake” and the blasted with more violin. Also was not a fan of the heavy rolling of the Rs… niche complaint. But the whole album was a bit bloody niche

Bjork has never been my thing. I'm sure this album is great if your from Iceland or really into Bjork, but for me it was decent background music at best.

I didn’t mind the backing tracks. But this was a hard listen.

I’d rather read Bjorks lyrics as a work of poetry than have to listen to the this mishmash of noise and whining cosplaying as music

I respect Bjork's ambition and willingness to take risks. However, this didn't work for me. Too many strings which overpowers the sound to the point of annoyance. I give her credit for pushing the boundaries but this one pushed too far.

Stonemilker //

Yeah... it's Bjork.

Wailing more than singing, I just didn't get into it.

Bjork is definitely a one-of-a-kind performer. This album is certainly eclectic, perhaps a bit too much. Similar to free-form jazz, it plays in the background with a rhythm apart from the vocal track. I did not enjoy this record as much as "Debut", which is also in the list.

M'n derde keer Björk. Het is wat flauw om te zeggen, maar het nieuwe is er dan wel wat vanaf. Tenzij ze echt opeens heel anders uit de hoek komt (spoiler: komt ze niet) is het tijdens het luisteren dan eigenlijk vooral nog wachten welke kant het op valt: de goede of de slechte. Ik merk al snel dat ik bar weinig zin heb in het eindeloze gemeander van tante Björk. Die vage beat en Noisiaesque basgeluiden bij 'Lionsong' vind ik wel tof gedaan. Er zijn wat meer van dat soort momentjes ('Black Lake' bijvoorbeeld), maar het is en blijft toch vooral de stem die de meeste aandacht opeist. En die stem, daar moet je tegen kunnen. Een hele dikke productie verstopt onder een laag kattengejank om het maar even oneerbiedig plat te slaan. Elke track klinkt nogal urgent en dat is na een tijdje wat vermoeiend. Het is zo'n typische muziek dat het lastig is om een moment te kunnen voorstellen waarop ik dit ooit nog eens zou aanzetten. Ik vind de productie verrassend leuk maar na track 4 was ik er helemaal klaar mee eigenlijk. Met moeite afgeluisterd. 2 sterren.

Had it's moments but nowhere near as good as debut

Tää levy ei päästä mua sisälle. Hyvin käytetty aikansa trendikolinoita kyllä.

1. ztone - 2 2. lion - 2 3. touchez - 2 4. lake - 2.5 5. family - 1.5 6. notget - 2 7. atom - 1.5 8. mouth - 1.5 9. zand - 1.5

That was a strange album, not bad but strange.

Un poc raro, no m'agrada és seu accent pero tema producció molt molt interessant. 2/5

dsl mais pas mon truc... peut-être qu'un jour je comprendrai mais en attendant toutes les chansons sonnaient pareil à mes oreilles et c'était pas particulièrement plaisant à écouter...............................

Without question it is unique-expecting anything less from Bjork would be silly. But I just couldn’t get into it. There were parts I enjoyed but as a whole it didn’t pull me into it even once.

7/14/25. I enjoy Bjork but couldn't get into this album much. I always enjoy the experimentation and straying away from pop cliches, but wasn't as engaging for some reason. Might need to listen a few more times.

I’d like to begin this by saying that this is only my second Björk album that I got. My first was Debut, which I surprisingly really liked. I remember saying in the review for that album, that it was different from what I expected and that I was looking forward to more from Björk. This album right here, however, was exactly what I feared a Björk album would be. Look, I knew Vulnicura would be leagues different than Debut. The circumstances around Björk were not as happy, so obviously there wasn’t going to be as much trip hop electronic this time around. But I feel as a result, she became a little more…grating? I’m trying not to dismiss this album because it’s weird. Weird usually can mean fun, but here it just… bored me. I think Björk has some beautiful vocals, but the runtime of the tracks here make her wear out her welcome really fast. It’s one of those albums where I would look to see how long a song was going for and the progress bar wouldn’t even be halfway. Maybe this album came at the wrong time. The distance between this and Debut is quite a bit, and I never really got to grasp how Björk’s sound progressed. But I just couldn’t get into this one. But it’s okay. Apparently, there still plenty more Björk left for me here. Hope this is the exception and not the rule. Favorite track: Quicksand (not because it’s the last track. I really liked it the most) Other hits: History of Touches, Notget, Mouth Mantra

Although super different and creative I just disnt like as I did before. Too tragic and songs are never ending. Yes they are beautifuly arranged and unique but at least today was not the day for me for this album.

Never really liked, or understood Björk.

I’m not a huge fan of music that kind of dwells on itself in a morose state. Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Bjork…they all kind of fall into that same mold to me. …and I understand that art is therapeutic for the artist and an album like this might be more them than it is for me. I don’t have any issue with that at all. I just can’t spend a lot of time in that depressive frame of mind, it’s not appealing to me.

This album is very melodic and because It’s Bjork, the lyrics are super creative and unique. But it’s a break-up sung mostly in her native Icelandic language.

Well that was a slog. I legit thought Black Lake was about to end like eight times, but then it just kept on going.

Interesting fusion of orchestral and electronic music. Some parts of the album were very layered and beautiful which I'm really into. Other parts were a bit slower than what I like. I'm sure if you sat down with the lyrics and were feeling a bit sad, this album would be pretty emotional and beautiful. One of my issues with Bjork is that sometimes the vocals feel pretty disconnected from the instrumentals. I like when the vocals almost feel like an instrument blended in more with the actual instruments.

This is a very Bjork-y album. If you like Bjork, this should be sufficiently Bjork-ish. Definitely has Bjork-like qualities. Plus gives one the opportunity to say Bjork repeatedly. Which is quite fun. Bjork Bjork Bjork. Otherwise, not a huge fan. Ok, but I only like a little Bjork. Human Behavior is plenty for me.

An entirely forgettable album

I wasn’t getting with it

Pretty strings, forgettable songs, best listen to in headphones but won’t listen again.

I gave high ratings to Vespertine and Debut, but even after playing it through a couple of times, I could not engage with this album in the same way. It's a two-star effort from my perspective.

I like some stuff by Bjork, Army Of Me is a banger, and I want to like more, but I didn't find it on this record.

I didn't find this to be a bit boring to be honest.

boring

Too intellectual, but not heady. I feel there is some comparison to Bowie's more esoteric albums but Bjork's music is unapologetically rough around the edges and unsettling. I can see how that's a major part of the appeal. For me, it feels like art designed to be unraveled and examined, which I am somewhat disappointed in myself for not being into, but it's managing to not scratch a single musical itch for me. Overall it's not for me, but I'm glad her art and it's audience found each other.

Not my cup o tea but I can see the appeal

Good singer, interesting, but I just can't get into it.

Yep, pretty much what we expect from Bjork at this point! The weirdness doesn't do as much for me this deep in her career, as it did when it was fresh and new. Strikingly abnormal just doesn't strike that many times. At this point what would surprise me is swooping through a more normal genre. Like what if Bjork wrote a country album?

I can't deny some kind of artistic value for this. It is just not art that I would appreciate. Not the worst album here but definitely not must have on the list.

Not a fan

I seriously will never understand the appeal of Björk. I believe that she’s talented, but only because I hear it from people over and over again. I can’t tell any song apart from another. There’s no range. No emotion. No fun. The vocals are unlistenable. Production is a one trick pony. What am I supposed to be listening for? 2/5

My ongoing struggle to make it through another Bjork album continues with, Vulnicura. As with most of her records on this list, I'm clearly not in her target audience or fan base, it's hard to get past her voice and artsy compositions. I must say though, this album was less annoying and her vocals and songs expressed more emotion and compassion, than her usual weirdo ideas. To say I like this more than her other records isn't saying much, rather it says either it was more understated and mature or I've become acclimated to Bjork's music. Probably the latter.

Love Bjork but some of her music is an acquired taste.

Nicht so meins, trotzdem zwei Sterne weil ich vielleicht einfach nicht in der Stimmung war.

2.11

50/1001 The world is definitely a better place for having Björk, of that there can be no doubt. Here, her voice is very upfront and in-your-face and, while that voice is unique and interesting as ever, the music seems to be little more than an afterthought that doesn't really marry up with the vocals in a satisfactory way. Some trippy beats here, some lush orchestration there - but never providing anything more than a simplistic backdrop for Guðmundsdóttir to vent (it's a breakup album, it would appear). It's all a bit self-indulgent and bleak, and is certainly a million miles away from her biggest hits two decades prior. An amazing talent who has definitely forged her own unique path through music (and beyond), I can't help that feel that this path strayed from the brilliance of her 90s output a long time ago. Kudos to her for always pushing the envelope and trying new things, but, while I did enjoy moments of this album, I can't help but hold it up against the likes of Play Dead, Human Behaviour and Army Of Me, and I know which I'd rather be listening to.

2.5

Musics nice at times, but her voice goes right through me

Nope. Just can’t bring myself to it. Sorry bjork. Not my cup of Joe.

Categorically not my style. Very synthy/experimental with weird vocals. I can see the appeal, but don’t care for it myself.

This series is souring me on Bjork, sorry to say.

It's a difficult album to describe. definitely not my cup of tea, but i appreciate the work

Another Bjork album. Started off alright but the songs were too long which made it hard to get through.

4/10 - I think I could have really liked this album except for the singing. Like she had a lot of good instrumental parts and the backing tracks are nice but I cannot with her singing. Lucas said that maybe she would be better if she sang in Icelandic and I might agree.

ну такое

Björing.

Mourning tunes

I actually liked one of her songs before. But this album is confusing and so long. My first thought after listening: global warming is a big problem. it can affect people’s mental health now.

so, i've actually never listend to Bjork before and well... its an experience. I'm not saying its bad. but, you know when you watch like an Oscar nominated film and its like suuuuper artsy and you walk out of it and go "its not bad, I just didn't understand it". thats this album for me. her wikipedia page is super fascinating and I really would like to learn more about her, and sit down with the lyrics as I listen again. I am sure there is tons to this artist and album under the surface, but it requires a bit more work to listen to and understand. it gets two stars because I am a goober who doesn't understand art. hopefully I can bump up that ranking in the future.

I actually really like her for moments, but most of it isn’t super listenable. I’ll give her a hesitant 2 stars. She’s obviously talented, but the album expects way too much of the listener. Like some of Kanye’s shittier albums. Too arrogant and trying to be too artistic.

not really my thing but not awful i see what she is trying to do here but it just didn’t do much for me

Breakup with Barney Björk is not my favorite Björk and it's not all bad just dreary. But when choosing which Björk to listen to I'd go back in time to Vespertine.

I’ve tried so many times to get into Björk and she’s never stuck for me. Frankly, I find her music pretentious and unenjoyable. It’s almost as if she’s gone so far off the experimental end that she’s lost all listenable elements and ended up with a mumbo-jumbo of weird cadences, rhythms, and noises. Music for people with artistic PhDs basically (no offense to those folks, but to a common peasant like myself it’s garbage)

I’ve tried bjork before and she’s just not for me

Squawking

A bit too avant-garde for me I think. Or maybe it just needs more time to dive into than this format allows me Standouts Black Lake 2/5

There came a point after her first 3 or so albums that I just couldn't take the out-there-ness of Bjork going avant-garde that everything just became an unenjoyable listen, and, sadly, this is a continuing trend...

It's too avant-garde for me

First time listening to a full Bjork album. Very atmospheric. Very slow. Interesting sounds and layers.

I'm a big fan of Björk but this doesn't really do it for me. She's just basically doing that thing that great singers sometimes do where they are reading prose with a sort of singy voice. This whole album felt like one long boring song. She has much better and more compelling albums that I'd rather listen to.

When I first heard this, I didn't know what I was expecting. I've never heard anything like this, and it's definitely a unique sound. But I didn't really enjoy this one, so I'm giving it 2 stars.

Artiste connue par l'album 'Life's Too Good' des 'The Sugarcubes', découvert dans la liste et plutôt apprécié (il m'avais donné envie de découvrir d'autres albums avec Björk). Ce premier album solo de Björk proposé dans la liste est une grande déception. Même si j'apprécie toujours sa voix, l'instrumentation sur les premiers morceaux (arrangements de cordes, pas vraiment créatifs ni originaux, mais longs et ennuyeux) n'est vraiment pas à mon gout. Par la suite (Family et suivants), c'est un peu plus original (+1). En tous cas je préférais l'approche plus rock de Sugarcubes. =>2/5

Björk is Björking but I have nothing to add here!

I genuinely understand why Björk is an artist you should hear before you die. She is unique and worth checking out. I just don’t understand why I need to hear most of her discography. When you’ve heard one of her albums you basically get it and her stuff is about as inaccessible as it gets. A fascinating woman/creature but not for me.

Ok, Björk. Hmmm ... lost her in the 90s. Had followed her music since Sugarcubes and loved it. But "Human Behaviour" was more or less the last album I intensively listened to. Have of course heard "Post". That was ok. But the real heights were the Sugarcubes. When listening to Vulnicura it is clear to me that I didn't really miss much. Yes, the music is creative, it is special, it is innovative. But the problem is, I don't really like it. Thus, it doesn't mean anything to me. I love Deus, Regina and Chiuahua. But these are not today's Björk, these are the old Björk (or to be exact Sugarcubes). Sorry, therefore it won't be more than a 2 here!

Cool cover but boring music.

Not my thing but the soundscapes are incredible.

There is no denying that Björk has an immense amount of talent and differentiation. There’s no doubt she should be on this list: she is like no one I’ve heard before and continues to break music barriers and take risks. Given this impressive talent, I can hardly listen to it. This, I recognize, is completely personal and therefore continue to give her recognition she does deserve.

I can appreciate things that are alternative and people taking risks and I also love the name Björk, but this unfortunately is not my jam

Goddamn bjork is weird

Odd and pretty sounds Arranged in patterns unknown Emits eerie vibes

I like some Björk songs, and have been a bit disappointed by others. Unfortunately, this album doesn't really get "going". It's really slow and doesn't get me moving in any sort or form. 2/5

If there was a 1001 Album Covers You Must See list, well, Bjork would be the queen. This art is kind of if Georgia O'Keeffe focused her work on photographing peacocks from the future. Anyway, there's some nice musical elements to these songs, particularly the strings, but overall the music really doesn't reach me. I was surprised to go back through my ratings and see that I've given Bjork 4, 3, 3 and the Sugarcubes 3.5. This album didn't need to be on this list; I'm glad to have seen it but I didn't really need to hear it.

2.5/5 weird but nice.

Very interesting. And weird. Not my jam

Björk is such a pub quiz answer. I wasn’t a huge fan of this but I see the vision

Generally sounds like Kid A played backwards with a higher pitched Thom Yorke. One of the 'songs' was ok.

Irritating.

I cant deal with Bjork, she hits some part of my brain that gets me annoyed and angry. This fits squarely in the "not for me" category, as for who the intended audience is? I have no idea. It was a little more coherent than the last entries, then Family hit and that turned a free fall into a rocket straight into the ground.

not everything creative is bearable

Not my bag. It just doesn't connect with me

I am once again begging you to stop making me listen to Bjork

Björk is just a little too weird for me.

Weird techno euro-pop. Very laid back style of music. Just a bit too odd for me. I think one Bjork album is about my limit.

Of course I've heard of Bjork but I've never heard Bjork before! Is the first track in English or Icelandic? couldn't make out the words although I'm sure I heard a couple of English words; the overly predominant strings didn't help. Unfortunately this is the whole album. I'll give you that it is different with long tracks that have interesting (sometimes) arrangements but the voice is neither strong enough nor varied enough to carry these. Also the tracks in general have the same tempo and are, in a word, boring. Skipped to the next track often during my listening. I Believe there is an instrumental string version of this album and, if I could be bothered, this might make a more pleasurable experience. Not a fan; heard of Bjork, heard Bjork and now I can ignore Bjork!

That's gonna be a no from me, dawg.

a bit weird

Björk, innit. Lots of plodding along and never really getting anywhere.

I won't write a full review, but this might be the hardest I thought about what I was going to rate an album. To preface - this deserves a spot on the list. It's odd, out of the box, and has interesting ideas. But it's not what I would call good music to listen to. This is music you develop a deeply personal connection to because you're a fan of Björk and it's themes touch on your own life. I'm not a fan of Björk - I also did not recently get a divorce. For those reasons, I mostly find this album to be a very long winded vocal exercise with slow instrumentals, and there are better albums in that category in my opinion. One specific example I can think of is "Real Death" by Mount Eerie. If you like the concept of this album, I think the Mount Eerie version does all of it better - from conveying the subject matter to the vocal inflections showing the true emotion of the artist. 3/10

I tried, it’s just not for me. This felt very one note, almost literally. Not sure I needed to hear it before I die.

Really not for me. She may have a capable voice but the format for me is a real turn off.

Another one. 2.4.

I can see the artistry of this album, but I just can't get into it. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Exactly what I thought it was going to be, one listen is enough for my ears.

Musically I see potential in this. I just personally hated it.

O my. This is just awful.

Always found her music odd

Well I finally got through that one. The third attempt at listening was the charm. The key is that you have to be sufficiently distracted and not give it your full attention.

I’m 300 albums in and I’ve already gotten three Bjork albums. I hope it’s over.

The first two Björk albums are both hard 5/5s for me, and like... sure, glitch electronic drums and tons of strings and an Anhoni guest spot feels like it should be dope, but damn did this feel like a chore to listen to

Sound + warbling = art. I mean, write a tune Bjork.

Not the worst thing I’ve heard in this list

Pretty awful, but better than her last one we reviewed.

I think if you like this sort of thing, this is probably a good album??? I need a rhythm, I can't do this meandering experimental thing, especially when I can barely decipher the lyrics.

Really weird, but not awful

I just don’t care about Bjork. Sorry, I tried.

I did not care for this.

Let me at least say that I have always dug Björk's physical aesthetic, and the particular style she's exhibiting on the cover of Vulnicura is CHEF'S KISS. Now to talk about the actual music here, I didn't care for it. I even like Björk's music sometimes -- I think her other two inclusions that I've reviewed thus far (Debut and Vespertine) are worthy inclusions from her 90s heyday, but this is one of her heavier experimental albums put out in the 2010s where the music and vocals just seem to drone on ambiently, and it just doesn't do anything for me. Honestly, if this album was included and not "Post", I'll be raising an eyebrow. Anyway, not Björk's finest work, and a weird inclusion. I guess it shows that the weird can always get weirder.

Found this to be a bit too bjorky, we already had a quiet, sparse record by her and I thought this one was even further in that direction. The lots of harmonising with herself reminded me of bon iver a bit, could be quite influential, but by the time we reached the end I'd had enough really. First song or two was okay. 2.5 but closer to a 2.

I quite enjoy Bjork sometimes, but this wasn't one of them.....I can feel the realness and it felt pretty raw, but not sure I need it, or didn't when I listened 2

I just can never get behind Björk fully. I can tilt my head around and see the appeal, but I just don't like the somber, lilting, vibe of it all. 2.5

Lives up to her reputation as eccentric and avant-garde. Musically this is to me unusual but uninteresting. But it feels uncomprimised, art made for art's sake, there is nothing manufactured here. Definitely a good inclusion on this list, something that is worth exposing people to, myself included.

I didn’t think I would like this Bjork album. And I don’t. Some decent moments but it’s far too long.

Bjoring

I don’t enjoy the singing. The beats are fine.

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Her name is an onomatopoeia for how I feel about her music.

Not good. Don’t know that I needed two Bjork albums in a week and three in this list.