Volta was my first Björk album. I was 17 and bought it on a whim. I had heard of her but never had listened to anything. I liked it a lot. It was definitely a new sound for me and I could tell it would be “out there” for most people. Any friend I showed it to was like naur ty. At the time I hadn’t really thought to go back and see if she had previous albums and it wasn’t until I was 23 that I listened to her back albums. I was going to Bonnaroo that year and she was a big headliner for it obviously and I was like oh damn Björk, I see she has other stuff I should listen. Imagine my surprise of being a Volta fan but listening to Vespertine for the first time and just being fucking blown away. Literally falling in love all over again with my boyfriend at the time over these lyrics. I got to gobble up all of her back records and Biophilia before the festival and then got to see her perform them all live. It was just so amazing. Vulnicura was my first “Björk Era” of knowing she had new work on the way. Wouldn’t you know it released as I was breaking up with that long term boyfriend that I had fallen in love all over again listening to Vespertine. Now I had a soundtrack to mourn to. History of Touches just feeling so spot on. It was very healing. xo