A New Map to Björk's Music
Evelyn McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 18 October 2011
IT'S A SAD IRONY: The digitization of music has impoverished the average listening experience. Not only do compressed files sound meagre compared to the sonic prowess of good old vinyl, but buy an album on iTunes and you also don't even get production credits, let alone booklets full of strange photos and imponderable lyrics.
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