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Innocence Is Kinky

Jenny Hval

Innocence Is Kinky

Fourth studio album from Norwegian singer-songwriter and novelist also know as Rockettothesky

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8.4

Label
Rune Grammofon
UK Release date
22/04/2013
US Release date
14/05/2013
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  1. 9.4 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Its dense lyricism and difficult, often Spartan arrangements do require considerable amounts of patience to crack
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  2. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    A remarkable album, one which delves beneath the surface and returns with something both seductive and strange
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  3. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    Listen to any Hval song long enough and its ruminative, weary side buckles, her language stretching in shape and spirit as if she’s rewritten its definition
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  4. 9.0 |   No Ripcord

    Her compositions are based on improvisations, in which her singing constantly pushes boundaries and changes direction; even as a vocal improviser alone, Hval is astonishing to listen to
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  5. 9.0 |   The 405

    Her most enduring recorded work yet. This is her definitive voice
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  6. 8.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    Sprawling, at times impenetrable, but most outstandingly, engaging ramble
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  7. 8.0 |   Q

    Disturbingly sensual stuff. Print edition only

  8. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    Not content to merely test the limitations of musical genre, of sound, of her own voice (and, by virtue, her body), Hval knowingly transgresses those limitations as she explores what’s just beyond her range
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