Innocence Is Kinky is the fourth studio album by Norwegian musician Jenny Hval, and the second under her own name. It was released in April 2013 under Rune Grammofon.[11] The title track was released as a music video directed by Zia Anger.

Innocence Is Kinky
Studio album by
Released19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
GenreArt pop, experimental rock
Length41:52
LabelRune Grammofon
ProducerJohn Parish
Jenny Hval chronology
Viscera
(2011)
Innocence Is Kinky
(2013)
Apocalypse, girl
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.4/10[1]
Metacritic87/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Beats Per Minute85%[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.8/10[7]
PopMatters9/10[8]
Q[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes4.5/5[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jenny Hval

No.TitleLength
1."Innocence Is Kinky"4:26
2."Mephisto in the Water"4:03
3."I Called"3:24
4."Oslo Oedipus"2:42
5."Renée Falconetti of Orléans"4:29
6."Give Me That Sound"2:08
7."I Got No Strings"5:22
8."Is There Anything on Me That Doesn't Speak?"3:41
9."Amphibious, Androgynous"4:36
10."Death of the Author"3:35
11."The Seer"3:25

Personnel

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  • Jenny Hval – arranger, composer, drum machine, engineer, guitar, keyboards, primary artist, sampling, vocals, background vocals
  • Ali Chant – engineer, mixer
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Stefan Hambrook – engineer
  • Chris Kaus – quotation author
  • Kyrre Laastad – arranger, drum machine, drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Ole Henrik Moe – string arrangements, viola, violin
  • John Parish – banjo, bass, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, trombone
  • Espen Reinertsen – saxophone
  • Kari Rønnekleiv – violin
  • Håvard Volden – arranger, drum machine, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards

References

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  1. ^ "Innocence Is Kinky by Jenny Hval reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Innocence is Kinky by Jenny Hval". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Innocence Is Kinky – Jenny Hval". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ McMullen, Chase (17 May 2013). "Album Review: Jenny Hval – Innocence is Kinky". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ Zevolli, Giuseppe (11 December 2013). "Album Review: Jenny Hval – Innocence Is Kinky". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ Monroe, Jazz (16 May 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (31 May 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ Smith, Robin (6 June 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky". Q (323): 99. June 2013.
  10. ^ Latta, Ian. "Jenny Hval – Innocence Is Kinky". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Rune Grammofon. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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