News
Plus Ian Daniel Kehoe, Adrian Younge, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2021. There was finally some good news this week. We landed on Mars! On Thursday NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on the red planet, a tricky engineering feat, to answer David Bowie’s question: “Is there life on Mars?” More
Menneskekollektivet Due Out March 26 via Smalltown Supersound
Feb 16, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Lost Girls (the collaboration between Jenny Hval and Håvard Volden) have announced their debut album, Menneskekollektivet, and shared its first single, 12-minute title track “Menneskekollektivet.” More
Plus Jess Williamson, EOB, The 1975 and Phoebe Bridgers, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. While more album release dates were pushed back due to COVID-19 and it seems we haven’t reached the peak number of coronavirus cases in America yet, none of that stopped artists from sharing a whole lot of new songs this week. More
Rescheduled U.S. Tour Dates Also Announced
Apr 03, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Jenny Hval has shared a new song, “Bonus Material.” It is the Norwegian experimentalist’s first new song since last September’s full-length The Practice of Love. Hval has also announced some rescheduled tour dates, shows that were postponed due to COVID-19. More
The Practice of Love Out Now via Sacred Bones
Oct 28, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval released a new album, The Practice of Love, back in September via Sacred Bones. Now she has announced some new 2020 North American tour dates. More
The Practice of Love Out Now via Sacred Bones
Sep 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval has released a new album, The Practice of Love, today via Sacred Bones. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
The Practice of Love Due Out This Friday via Sacred Bones
Sep 09, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval is releasing a new album, The Practice of Love, this Friday (September 13) via Sacred Bones. Now she has shared another song from the album, "Accident," via a strange video for the track. Frequent collaborator Zia Anger directed the video, which features Anger's own mother. More
Plus Michael Kiwanuka, Ride, Chelsea Wolfe, Death Cab for Cutie, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was a super strong week for new songs. There was lots of debate about how many tracks we should include this week and what would make the list. Hence we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10. There are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More
The Practice of Love Due Out September 13 via Sacred Bones
Aug 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval is releasing a new album, The Practice of Love, on September 13 via Sacred Bones. Previously she shared its first single, "Ashes to Ashes" (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared another song from the album, "High Alice." More
Plus Jay Som, Jenny Hval, Ride, Penelope Isles, Gruff Rhys, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We didn't do a Songs of the Week last week because of the July 4th holiday; there really weren't too many new songs last week. So this week's edition covers songs from both this week and last week, hence we have 12 choices. More
The Practice of Love Due Out September 13 via Sacred Bones
Jul 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval has announced a new album, The Practice of Love, and shared its first single, "Ashes to Ashes." More
The Long Sleep EP Out Now via Sacred Bones
May 25, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval released a new EP, The Long Sleep, today via Sacred Bones. Previously she shared its first single, "Spells" (which was one of our Songs of the Week). More
Plus Neko Case, Stuart A. Staples, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Jenny Hval, Janelle Monáe, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable Tracks
Apr 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The top songs in this week's Songs of the Week list were readily apparent, it was just a case of working out the order, with the Top 5 switching order several times before being finalized. Many of this week's new songs are initial singles from albums or EPs also announced this week. More
The Long Sleep EP Due Out May 25 via Scared Bones
Apr 11, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval has announced a new EP, The Long Sleep, and shared its first single, "Spells." Check out "Spells" below, followed by the EP's tracklist and cover art, as well as her upcoming tour dates. More
It's Alright Between Us As It Is Due Out This Friday via Smalltown Supersound
Oct 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian space disco mastermind Lindstrøm (aka Hans-Peter Lindstrøm) is releasing a new album, It's Alright Between Us As It Is, this Friday (October 20th) via Smalltown Supersound. More
Kelly Lee Owens Due Out March 24 via Smalltown Supersound
Mar 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Kelly Lee Owens is a promising new electronic music artist from London. This Friday (March 24) she is releasing her self-titled debut album via Smalltown Supersound, which you can currently stream here. It More
Winner Announced March 2 in Oslo, Norway
Jan 26, 2017
By Laura Studarus
Jenny Hval’s Blood Bitch has been nominated for The Phonofile Nordic Music Prize, which honors the best album of the year recorded by an artist from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Denmark. More
Blood Bitch Out Now via Scared Bones
Jan 04, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Norwegian avant-garde musician Jenny Hval released her sixth album, Blood Bitch, last year via Sacred Bones. It was an acclaimed concept album partly about menstruation and featuring a fictional time traveling vampire named Orlando. More
Plus a Connan Mockasin Sitcom?
Dec 06, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Marfa Myths have announced their 2017 lineup. The festival goes down March 9 - 12 in Marfa, Texas and is put together by Mexican Summer and Ballroom Marfa. Weyes Blood and Perfume Genius will do a collaborative performance together. More
Earrings Off! Mini Album Out Now via Tri Angle
Jun 14, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
England's Adult Jazz released a new mini album, Earrings Off!, last month via Tri Angle. Now they have shared a video for "Pumped From Above." More
Reviews
The Practice of Love
Sacred Bones
Oct 31, 2019
By Jordan J. Michael
There is an inspirational, gleaming Queen in every neighborhood. Everywhere we look, art is being made by divine beauty. Turmoil surrounds us, but turn the other direction. More
The Long Sleep EP
Sacred Bones
May 29, 2018
By Bekki Bemrose
2016 marked the year that Norwegian artist Jenny Hval's talents truly came to a glorious fruition with the scarlet reflections of Blood Bitch. That bold yet beautiful work delved into the uncomfortable taboo of menstruation, and capitalism's vampiric thirst and its effect on the artist; on first listen The Long Sleep EP is a much gentler prospect. More
Oct 10, 2016
By Billy Hamilton
Part way through Blood Bitch someone asks Jenny Hval "What's this album about?" She answers: "Vampires... and more things." It's a perfect description of the Norwegian's slant on songwriting. Hval is a pursuer of the sonically extraordinary; an adventurer of jarring soundscapes. More
Aug 09, 2016
By Laura Studarus
Thanks to the Facebook Memories function, I know that exactly six years ago—at my first OFF Festival. More
Apocalypse, girl
Sacred Bones
Jun 05, 2015
By JR Moores
While many musicians are happy to stick a "na-na-na," a "baby, baby" or any old throwaway rubbish over their thoughtless three-chord ditties, Jenny Hval is determined to push her language just as far as her music. More
