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Vulnicura
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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 619 Ratings

  • Summary: Originally scheduled for a March release, the ninth studio release for the Icelandic singer-songwriter was released early on iTunes after an illegal leak of the songs was available.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Jan 28, 2015
    100
    The result is Björk’s most frighteningly intimate album to date.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Jan 22, 2015
    90
    Vulnicura feels, overall, as if it is one of Björk’s most successful albums, one where she mostly finds sonic strategies that are well matched with her concepts and themes.
  3. Magnet
    Mar 12, 2015
    90
    There's a candor here that hasn't always touched the Icelandic singer/composer's electro-dreamscape output. [No. 118, p.52]
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  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jan 22, 2015
    80
    It’s not an easy listen, but a brave, beautiful and affecting album--an attempt to find order in chaos that, as she wishes for it, offers a “crutch” to the heartbroken.
  5. The Wire
    Mar 11, 2015
    80
    A self-consciously serious, elaborate, capital R Romantic dramatic statement that pulls no punches, more Greek tragedy than break-up album. [Mar 2015, p.55]
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  6. The Observer (UK)
    Jan 26, 2015
    80
    Heavy, but engrossing.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Jan 20, 2015
    60
    When the singer finally begins to emote dynamically in the album's second half, that's also when Vulnicura's musical foundation comes apart.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. thaleslucas
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    And finally Björk is with us again! I'm feeling blessed, just it.

    Here is she with "Vulnicura", a cure of a wound that she had with    And finally Björk is with us again! I'm feeling blessed, just it.

    Here is she with "Vulnicura", a cure of a wound that she had with Matthew... It was sad, but she took it and did songs so amazing and powerful. Her voice could not sound more deep, beautiful and unique while she expresses her pain and disgusts about a love that now is lost.

    Arca and The Haxan Cloak gave to her some exceptional beats on the production, something dark, emotional and classic. It can sound new and old at the same time... It can sound like "Vespertine", so heavenly and pretty.

    Been awhile I haven't seen Björk doing something so personal like this album... I'm in love.

    Favorite tracks: "Stonemilker" and "Black Lake".    … Expand
  2. seventhseal
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Get big sound capable cans/speakers for this. Plug in, turn on, drop out. Bjork is like fine wine,...gets better with age and just a littleGet big sound capable cans/speakers for this. Plug in, turn on, drop out. Bjork is like fine wine,...gets better with age and just a little bit fruitier.

    Initially I was not blown away by this but after listening in the jeep with the 18 speakers and my might sub woofer WOW WOW WOW this album came to life! Test the speakers in your local music store if you've ever wondered why you should pay premium prices for premium sound.

    BJORK IS DA VINCI OF THE MUSIC WORLD, THIS LADY PAINTS WITH SOUND!!!    … Expand
  4. rebelheart123
    Feb 21, 2016
    10
    OLHA EU NÃO POSSO NEM VER QUE EU ADORO, MELHOR ´PALBUM DA CARREIRA SIM, SÓ NÃO É MELHOR QUE O HOMOGENIC, PISOU FORTE NO VOLTA QUE NINGUEM QUEROLHA EU NÃO POSSO NEM VER QUE EU ADORO, MELHOR ´PALBUM DA CARREIRA SIM, SÓ NÃO É MELHOR QUE O HOMOGENIC, PISOU FORTE NO VOLTA QUE NINGUEM QUER AQUELE TRECO NÃO SÓ LANÇOU PRA CONSEGUIR PAGAR AS CONTAS DO BIOPHILIA… Expand
  5. lucas24
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    Essa é a primeira era que o peguei dela. Vulnicura é maravilhoso do inicio ao fim. Ela soube criar um dos seus melhores albums. É único,Essa é a primeira era que o peguei dela. Vulnicura é maravilhoso do inicio ao fim. Ela soube criar um dos seus melhores albums. É único, inspirador e magnifico.… Expand
  6. Custom_Concerns
    Nov 4, 2015
    9
    I rescind my earlier mixed review. Vulnicura has grown on me quite a bit since I last gave tried it out, and I think I finally "get it" now.I rescind my earlier mixed review. Vulnicura has grown on me quite a bit since I last gave tried it out, and I think I finally "get it" now. For those looking for the bouncy, fun Bjork, you may not get what you are looking for. But for those people who are willing to try an ethereal, dark, moody, and intense journey into the deepest human emotions, this new record hits the spot.… Expand
  7. leogarcia132002
    Mar 15, 2023
    9
    Narrative, melancholic and with her grieving process for the first time, Bjork shows us that she is capable of mixing the bizarre with her feelings.
  8. Gastropoda
    Dec 3, 2017
    4
    Meh. Not sure what to expect from Bjork anymore. Probably at the end of the day only she can enjoy her little sonic experiment. Visuals savedMeh. Not sure what to expect from Bjork anymore. Probably at the end of the day only she can enjoy her little sonic experiment. Visuals saved the whole story, songwriting no that much. Confused record, but better than horrid Biophilia.… Expand

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