Björk’s New Album Is a Love Letter to Optimism

What comes after heartbreak? For Bjork, it’s “a love letter to enthusiasm and optimism,” she said. Bjork's darkly formidable 2015 album, “Vulnicura,” reflected the breakup of her decade-long relationship with artist Matthew Barney in songs of nearly paralyzing pain and simmering anger, weighted with dissonant, dramatic strings.

"Bjork's New Album Is a Love Letter to Optimism" is from the November 15, 2017 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Pareles and narrated by Kristi Burns.