Think big, girl, like a king, think kingsize.
Jenny Hval’s new record opens with a quote from the Danish poet Mette Moestrup, and continues towards the abyss.
Apocalypse, girl is a hallucinatory narrative that exists somewhere between fiction and reality, a post-op fever dream, a colorful timelapse of death and rebirth, close-ups of impossible bodies — all told through the language of transgressive pop music. When Norwegian noise legend
Lasse Marhaug interviewed Jenny Hval for his fanzine in early 2014, they started talking about movies, and the conversation was so interesting that she asked him to produce her next record. It turned out that talking about film was a great jumping off point for album production. Hval’s songs slowly expanded from solo computer loops and vocal edits to contributions from bandmates
Håvard Volden and
Kyrre Laastad, before finally exploding into collaborations with
Øystein Moen (
Jaga Jazzist/Puma),
Thor Harris (
Swans), improv cellist
Okkyung Lee and harpist
Rhodri Davis. All of these musicians have two things in common: they are fierce players with a great ear for intimacy, and they hear music in the closing of a suitcase as much as in a beautiful melody. And so
Apocalypse, girl is a very intimate, very visual beast. It dreams of an old science fiction movie where gospel choir girls are punks and run the world with auto-erotic impulses. It’s a gentle hum from a doomsday cult, a soft desire for collective devotion, an ode to the close-up and magnified, unruly desires. Jenny Hval has developed her own take on intimate sound since the release of her debut album in 2006. Her work, which includes 2013’s critically celebrated
Innocence Is Kinky (
Rune Grammofon), has gradually incorporated books, sound installations and collaborations with poets and visual artists. For Hval, language is central, always torn between the vulnerable, the explosive and total humiliation. Jenny Hval’s
Apocalypse, girl is out
June 9th on
Sacred Bones and
available for pre-order now. Catch her all over North America throughout March supporting St. Vincent and Perfume Genius.
Watch Apocalypse, girl Trailer — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiaNE2smmZI Apocalypse, girl Tracklisting: 01. Kingsize 02. Take Care Of Yourself 03. That Battle Is Over 04. White Underground 05. Heaven 06. Why This_ 07. Some Days 08. Sabbath 09. Angels and Anaemia 10. Holy Land
Pre-order Apocalypse, girl — https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/apocalypse-girl/id968903924 Jenny Hval Tour Dates: Tue. March 3 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall w/ St. Vincent Wed. March 4 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall w/ St. Vincent Thu. March 5 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall w/ St. Vincent Fri. March 6 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom w/ St. Vincent Sat. March 7 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall w/ St. Vincent Sun. March 8 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s w/ St. Vincent Mon. March 16 – Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center w/ Perfume Genius Tue. March 17 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Perfume Genius Thu. March 19 – New York, NY @ Stage 48 w/ Perfume Genius Fri. March 20 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair w/ Perfume Genius Sat. March 21 – Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre w/ Perfume Genius Mon. March 23 – Hamden, CT @ The Outer Space w/ Perfume Genius Tue. March 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ Perfume Genius Wed. March 25 – Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston w/ Perfume Genius Fri. March 27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum w/ Perfume Genius Thu. June 4 – Sun. June 7 – Oslo, NO @ Black Box Teater –
Apocalypse, girl expanded concerts
