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Vespertine

by Bjork

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2001

of 35,059

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Overall Rating: 3.3985 Vespertine is ranked overall as 3.3985 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.2962 Vespertine has an avg. critic score of 3.2962 out of 4 stars

Vespertine Rank 4 Reviews

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Nude As The News

A beautiful, magical, mystical soundtrack; similar to Homogenic, but in a sense, more light-hearted and full of love. ...more

PopMatters

The best album of Björk's ...more

Billboard

This intimate, often breathtakingly beautiful collection (primarily produced by the artist herself) finds solace in the calm after the storm. ...more

Drawer B

As difficult as it is gorgeous, Vespertine ranks among Bjork’s finest albums. ...more

New York Magazine

Her new album, Vespertine, is the singer's most complete and compelling expression of that wondrous worldview yet. ...more

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Her best album to date.... Vespertine is an album of small gestures, one almost challenging in its stillness.... The cumulative effect is an album both timeless and of the moment, an avant-garde electronic-pop exploration of classic themes. ...more

Ink Blot Magazine

While Homogenic, Post, and Debut were emotionally frenetic and often musically confrontational, Vespertine is rich in its tranquillity and spiritual divinity, full of astute observation and patient acceptance. ...more

The Wire

In the end, Vespertine commits its magic by daring to go places more obvious and more human than one would have ever ...more

CDNow

With Vespertine, Bjork has constructed a whispering wall of wonders, and instead of forcing everyone out, has invited the world to look through the cracks. ...more

Dot Music

It's unlikely you'll hear anything as near to perfect, magical and downright lovely all year. ...more

Yahoo! Music

It's about imagination and dreams. About surrendering all concept of song structure, of all that's gone before at the door and stepping into a limitless space where harps, Eskimo choirs and powerbooks provide the soundtrack. You don't have to have ...more

All Music Guide

Vespertine isn’t so much a departure from her previous work as a culmination of the musical distance she’s traveled... ...more

All Music Guide

After cathartic statements likeHomogenic, the role of Selma inDancer in the Dark, and the film's somber companion piece,Selmasongs, it's not surprising that Björk's first album in four years is less emotionally wrenching. ButVespertineisn't so ...more

Austin Chronicle

This is breathtaking, life-affirming music with the power to heal and restore. It's that beautiful. ...more

Spin Cycle

The most introspective and slow-tempo collection in Björk's catalog, "Vespertine" proves to be a rousing showcase of her captivating vocal talent. ...more

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