Album Review: Bjork - Vulnicura Strings

This reimagining of Vulnicura supported only by a 15-piece orchestra of strings and the amazingly quirky viola organista sees Bjork losing the electronics and going acoustic.

Vulnicura succeeded as a break-up album that harnessed emotions that didn't need lyrical abstraction and too many metaphors to more directly express exactly what she was feeling. The swoon-worthy shimmer and sheen of these arrangements supports this intimate and loving dissection of a relationship to sweetly dreamy effect. Mesmerising instrumental versions of Family and Black Lake are highlights, providing compelling immersive listening experiences that touchingly weave through bleak moments of sadness.