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10.0
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The Skinny
Norwegian experimenter Jenny Hval continues her turn towards clarity on Classic Objects with stunning results
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9.0
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DIY
The audible equivalent of a painting affixed with human hair
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9.0
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The Quietus
Jenny Hval’s dazzling pop triumph is ordinary in the best possible way
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8.4
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Beats Per Minute
In its many guises, Classic Objects is that light, a profound statement from an artist bound by no traditions, and it is offered freely to those searching for all the questions they’ve yet to ask
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8.0
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Exclaim
Classic Objects ought to be weighed down by its thematic density, by its specificity and insistence on revealing its own ropes and pulleys. It's to Hval's immense credit that it feels airborne instead
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8.0
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Pitchfork
The Norwegian artist presents her most unified mind-body work to date, melody-filled art-pop that deals with the nature of self and the freedom of the unconscious
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8.0
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Uncut
Classic Objects is, on its face, Jenny Hval's most straightforward work: her songs flirt with conventional verse-chorus structure, her lyrics are clear nd direct, drawn from life. Closer listening, though, reveals Hval interrogating those experiences. Print edition only
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Mojo
Under Hval's microscope, the seemingly straightforward is anything but. Print edition only
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All Music
It's both comforting and thrilling to hear Hval breathe life into the everyday so fully
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8.0
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XS Noize
The layers of sounds and instruments involved are so expansive you can listen, and listen and listen, only to discover something new each and every time
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8.0
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Clash
Hval’s music remains endlessly fresh and innovative
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8.0
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Slant Magazine
Jenny Hval steps outside of herself to consider her position as an object of capitalism and patriarchy
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
Classic Objects is a real contradiction. It’s intense but easy. Its rich lyrical imagery and cognitive dissonance is suspended among brightly lit passages of familiar, poppy choruses, uplifting devotional verse and yet it is grounded by Hval’s pragmatism
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Yes, Hval dreams of a place that’s yet to be, but Classic Objects is also her testament to keeping on trying, to come as close to creating it as possible
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8.0
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The Observer
The Norwegian’s unshowy electronica and lush lyrics complement each other on this intriguing slow reveal of an album
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8.0
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PopMatters
The songs on Jenny Hval’s latest album, Classic Objects, are purposely dreamlike and intended to inspire her audience’s reveries. Hval succeeds in creating a dreamlike state
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7.6
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Sputnik Music (staff)
This may be a mood listen, more than anything, but as a soundtrack to a relaxed moment on a sunny day, you could do a whole lot worse
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7.6
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Northern Transmissions
For new listeners, Classic Objects works as an inviting introduction to Jenny Hval and her consistent curiosity. For old ones, it’s another satisfying chapter in a book by one of modern music’s most distinctive authors
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7.5
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Spectrum Culture
Jenny Hval’s latest record grapples with the loss of identity entrancing lounge art pop. Though the music is more accessible and as captivating as ever, she has never sounded more unsure
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7.0
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Crack
Comparing Classic Objects to anything else in Hval’s oeuvre will only serve to sour the taste
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7.0
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Loud And Quiet
Classic Objects is delicate but wilfully strong – an appropriate milestone in Hval’s legacy
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
Meandering between real life observation and constructed philosophical sketches
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