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  • Summary: The 10th full-length studio release for Icelandic artist Björk features guest appearances from Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney, Sindri Eldon, Kasimyn, and Serpentwithfeet.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Consequence
    Sep 30, 2022
    91
    Fossora is filled with Björk’s reliably lush, sensual instrumentation and poetic lyricism, at times playing like a thematic and musical companion to its predecessor. ... Across its delectable slate of richly orchestrated songs, Fossora’s best tracks are also the most personal.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Sep 30, 2022
    90
    It’s a very buoyant creation - perhaps her most levitous release since Debut - that concerns itself with ancestry and legacy.
  3. Pitchfork
    Sep 30, 2022
    84
    With her 10th album, Fossora, she is grounded back on earth, searching for hope in death, mushrooms, and matriarchy, and finding it in bass clarinet and gabber beats.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 30, 2022
    80
    An album of reinfatuation and reaffirmation, ‘Fossora’ is invigorating in its drive, if there’s little of real surprise here; hard as the mushroom-gabber beats are, if you’ve heard Pluto or Mutual Core, you won’t be shocked.
  5. The Telegraph (UK)
    Sep 30, 2022
    80
    If I may make up a word of my own, it is utterly bjorkers, and all you can do is dig it.
  6. Mojo
    Sep 30, 2022
    80
    It's heavy stuff, but reliably gorgeous musically. [Nov 2022, p.82]
  7. Slant Magazine
    Oct 3, 2022
    60
    “Ancestress” is one of the most accessible songs on Fossora, not just for its mortality-confronting emotional narrative, but its more recognizable song structure. The album’s other highlights get mileage out of their heavily multi-tracked and harmonized vocals. ... Where Fossora missteps is in how it pulls all of its disparate musical influences together.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. KieranAkhtar
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. She did it again. This is Björk at her bjorkiest! The production is mind-blowing this time round. There’s no wasted moment… Expand
  2. Platonrasa
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love her little mushroom techno,great strings and drums as always and I love the contrast between the songs and the way she created something new but its also have a vibe of her previous albums.… Expand
  4. alsemanche
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    Stunning. It's hard to release one of your best works so deep into your career, but she somehow manages to exceed all expectations every time.Stunning. It's hard to release one of your best works so deep into your career, but she somehow manages to exceed all expectations every time. Ancestress and Her Mother's House are some of her best tracks ever.… Expand
  5. RTAir
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    It’s a goldmine of self-references which is a fitting choice of direction for an album about roots (literally and figuratively), motherhood,It’s a goldmine of self-references which is a fitting choice of direction for an album about roots (literally and figuratively), motherhood, and life cycles. Fossora feels like it could co-exist in the universe of virtually all of Björk’s other albums, and that fact in itself sets it apart from them, too.… Expand
  6. Cris_Ivan
    Sep 30, 2022
    10
    One of the best album that Bjork made since Vulnicura was her last best album for me. The tracks are made well, It has a little something forOne of the best album that Bjork made since Vulnicura was her last best album for me. The tracks are made well, It has a little something for everybody. For Medulla lovers, Mostly Homogenic Lover, And it's own Fossora sound, The last track was very cute! And you can also see björk 's mourning in Ancestress. My favorite track overall is Victimhood and Fossora.… Expand
  7. bertobellamy
    Sep 30, 2022
    8
    Incredible album by Björk. Those reggaeton beats are sick, and the flutes mix very well with them. Just another reminder that she's one of theIncredible album by Björk. Those reggaeton beats are sick, and the flutes mix very well with them. Just another reminder that she's one of the greatest musicians alive. "Atopos" and "Fossora" are my favorite tracks, but "Ancestress" is beautiful in every way,… Expand
  8. codywayne
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Worst album of the year. Unless you enjoy the sound of Bjork speaking/farting over music that doesn't match up at all. Awful. Literally theWorst album of the year. Unless you enjoy the sound of Bjork speaking/farting over music that doesn't match up at all. Awful. Literally the only thing I gleaned from listening to this album on repeat for 12 hours is that mushrooms give Bjork the farts. All the songs blend together in a fecal mess. Nothing stands out at all. Like literally after 12 hours the only thing I can remember are bits of Atopos. i am utterly baffled why everyone seems to be rubbing their **** over this album. GET A GRIP.… Expand

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