by M. H. MILLER
Björk, who will be the subject of a career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in March, released her new album Vulnicura this week, two months earlier than expected. In a Facebook post announcing the release, the singer called it a “complete heartbreak album” and dropped references to a “break up.” She doesn’t name names, but it’s pretty clear that at the heart of the album is Matthew Barney, as the end of his relationship with Björk has been the subject of intense media speculation since at least 2009. It’s hard not to read Barney into the album’s 10-minute centerpiece, “Black Lake.” Over a swelling of strings–Björk will tour with a 15-piece orchestra in support of Vulnicura–she sings:
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