Innocence Is Kinky cover

Innocence Is Kinky

Jenny Hval · 2013

41 min · 11 tracks · avant-garde music

Experimental soundscapes blend with intimate vocal performances, exploring themes of identity and sexuality in hauntingly poetic ways.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady mid-tempo reflective journey
  • intimate vocal explorations of identity
  • hauntingly poetic soundscapes
  • thoughtful contemplation in solitude

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer upbeat instant gratification
  • seek straightforward structures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released as Jenny Hval's third studio album, 'Innocence Is Kinky' followed her critically acclaimed 'Viscera' (2011) and marked her continued evolution in avant-garde music. At this point, Hval was establishing herself as a prominent voice in the experimental scene, pushing boundaries in both sound and lyrical content.
Stylistic neighbors
FKA twigs· Arca· Sharon Van Etten

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 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 3:26

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