The release of Vulnicura, Björk's eighth studio album, was accompanied by a lot of noise. A few days after the announcement in early January 2015, a version (in poor quality) appeared on the internet. Björk and her label decided to offer the entire record digitally early, while the physical version was released in March. The publicity campaign surrounding the album, planned at the same time as a
… retrospective at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), suffered a major blow. Fortunately, that does not detract from the quality of the music. At Vulnicura, Björk processes the end of her thirteen-year relationship with the American artist Matthew Barney. This makes it almost the counterpart of Vespertine (2001), which was all about intimacy and domestic happiness. Musically Vulnicura is perhaps more reminiscent of Homogenic (1997), because of the many string arrangements in combination with electronic beats, produced together with the Venezuelan-British talent Arca. Vulnicura is impressive and fascinating, but also very heavy, with songs of eight minutes or more, in which Björk shows her most vulnerable side and exposes herself as never before. This personal character makes Vulnicura a special record even within Björk's extraordinary oeuvre. (IV) This personal character makes Vulnicura a special record even within Björk's extraordinary oeuvre. (IV) Because of this personal character, Vulnicura is a special record even within Björk's extraordinary oeuvre. (IV)more
