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Iris Silver Mist

Jenny Hval

Iris Silver Mist

Ninth studio album from Norwegian singer-songwriter and novelist

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
4AD
UK Release date
02/05/2025
US Release date
02/05/2025
  1. 10.0 |   The Guardian

    The Norwegian experimentalist’s ninth album is a personal journey through the past and self, focused on the power of scent in evoking forgotten moments
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  2. 8.2 |   Paste Magazine

    The songs on the Norwegian musician’s ninth album evaporate and condense into each other. Hval’s usual idiosyncrasies and specificities are present — walking her dog in the rain, free bleeding, tinnitus, the sounds of the Oslo subway — while she engages in new sonic spaces
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  3. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    The Norwegian avant-garde artist’s ninth album—inspired by a love of perfume—examines impermanence, transformation, and the nature of performance
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An exquisite, sometimes spectacular achievement rich with emotive resonance. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    An album that feels delicately versatile, as well as a truly singular bit of leftfield art pop. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Far Out

    It might seem unusual to use anything but your ear canals to experience a record in full, but trust me, your nostrils will be in for a treat when you allow Iris Silver Mist to hit you with full force
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  7. 8.0 |   All Music

    Hval's reconnection with her senses, her art, and her people makes for some of her most personal and affecting music. Alluring and thought-provoking, Iris Silver Mist plays the heart notes expertly
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  8. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    An immersive album of beguiling charms about memories, isolation and dislocation
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