Björk Vespertine

Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records".
Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 2001".
4 stars out of 5 - "...The best solo record of her career...a particle beam as weightless as light but concentrated with direction....awash with strings and choirs...When she opens her mouth...you go in, swept up to a box seat inside her head..."
Ranked #5 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001".
4 stars out of 5 - "...an album which sounds like nothing else while also powerfully evoking the complex and emotional spirit of its creator....Not far from ideal."
4 stars out of 5 - "...Extraordinarily intimate and tender....She uses her voice as well as she ever has, giving the moods light and shade..."
Ranked #3 in AP's "25 Best Albums of 2001".
8 out of 10 - "...A smoldering heart of emotion and a true pop sensibility reveal themselves..."
Ranked #1 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001".
"...A beautiful thing..."
Ranked #7 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".
"...A gorgeous reverie that lives up to its devotional title..."
Ranked #32 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001".
8 out of 10 - "...Enchanting splendor is the overriding rule....way, way off the beaten track..."
Paste (magazine) - "Despite her reputation for flamboyance and silliness, the Icelandic empress achieved a shocking level of intimacy and tenderness with this folktronica gem."