It was widely acclaimed by critics, with praise centred on its erotic, intimate mood and sonic experimentation. Vespertine peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. Cummings and British playwright Sarah Kane's Crave. Lyrically, the album revolves around sex and love-sometimes explicitly-inspired by her at the time new relationship with Matthew Barney other lyrical sources include the poetry of E.
Assisted by Matmos, Björk created "microbeats" from various commonplace sounds, such as that of shuffling cards and ice being cracked. With the rising popularity of Napster and music downloads, she also composed arrangements with thin, "icy" sounding instruments whose quality would not be compromised when downloaded and played on a computer, including the harp, the celesta, clavichord, strings and custom music boxes. The musical style of the album reflected Björk's newly found interest in the minimal and intricate electronic music of producers such as Opiate, Console and the duo Matmos, who were all enlisted for the album. With Vespertine, Björk aspired to create an album with an intimate and domestic feeling, deviating from the brash sonority of her previous studio album Homogenic (1997).
Production on the album began during the filming of Dancer in the Dark, which was characterised by conflict between her and director Lars von Trier. It was released on 27 August 2001 in the United Kingdom by One Little Indian Records and in the United States by Elektra Entertainment. Vespertine is the fourth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk.
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