Vespertine - Björk Reviews

The fourth of Bjork's albums, unless one counts the 'Selma Songs' film soundtrack album. The last three Bjork albums had seen her developing as an artist and releasing more and more challenging material. This one again pushes the boundaries and is possibly Bjork at her most creative. Who is she: Icelandic singer Bjork sung at ...  Read the complete review

This is the fourth of Bjork's studio albums (not including Selma Songs), and despite being succeeded by another two, this album stands for me as the best so far. Although Bjork doesn't always receive the credit she deserves for her music, (particularly from mainstream media), she remains one of the most successful alternative artists this ...  Read the complete review

Often labled as a rather controversial and inept artist by those who are unfamiliar with her brilliance, Bjork has done remarkabley well to achieve such a high standard of criticism and review in this, her most recent album. Vespertine is her fouth studio album, following the immense successes of "Debut", "Post" and ...  Read the complete review

Track by Track: Hidden Place: 'There hides my passion hidden, there lies my love, I'll hide it under a blanket, lull it to sleep...' One of the more immediate songs on the album, Hidden Place seems to follow a proper song structure, into-verse-chorus... etc! Lyrically it is a very personal exploration of the internal feelings ...  Read the complete review

Its 2001, we're all walking around in our silver clothes, walking our android dogs and so we have to ask ourselves, do we really need another Bjork album?>>>>>>>>Well,no, not really, but its lovely to have her back. Whilst 'Debut', 'Post' and 'Homogenic' were bold landmark releases, 'Vespertine' is hushed in ...  Read the complete review

There was a time (at the beginning of her solo career), that Bjork seemed to represent everything that I hated. I remember being slumped, pissed and disillusioned, in the corner of a living room at a party (one of those friends-of-a-friend parties that I probably wasn't invited to anyway). And Bjork's 'Debut' played on and on, the ...  Read the complete review