{"product_id":"vulnicura","title":"Vulnicura","description":"\u003cp\u003eVulnicura is Björk’s eighth studio album, released in 2015 and conceived as a chronologically structured “wound” narrative around the dissolution of her long-term relationship with American artist Matthew Barney. Across nine tracks, several of which are labeled in the liner notes with time-stamps measured in months before or after the breakup, Björk charts stages of grief and attempted healing, moving from premonition and strain (Stonemilker, Lionsong) through acute devastation (Black Lake, Family) toward tentative re-emergence and resilience (Notget, Quicksand). The album’s title draws on Latin roots suggesting “cure for wounds,” and Björk has repeatedly described Vulnicura as an intensely personal attempt to treat emotional injuries related not only to romantic separation but also to her mother’s health crisis and fears over her own vocal surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, Vulnicura combines expansive, meticulously composed string arrangements by Björk with electronic production from Arca and The Haxan Cloak, yielding a sound-world that oscillates between suffocating density and glacial emptiness. Strings often carry the emotional core—swelling, surging, or stalling in long drones—while beats and digital textures puncture the orchestral space, mimicking the jagged, looping nature of rumination and trauma. Critics and listeners frequently describe the record as one of Björk’s most direct and devastating works: brutally honest about heartbreak, divorce, and a changing family dynamic, yet also committed to transforming private humiliation and sorrow into carefully crafted compositions that invite reflection rather than mere voyeurism. In this sense, Vulnicura stands as a central document in her catalogue, a “breakup album” that doubles as a sustained meditation on how pain, memory, and the desire for communion can be articulated through voice, strings, and electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53680528032058,"sku":"38905","price":20.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-07-03_at_2.07.17_PM_a50d3b56-7e79-44b8-bc75-d357b24acd05.jpeg?v=1783102128","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/vulnicura","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}