Viscera (Jenny Hval album)
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| Released | 18 February 2011 | |||
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| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Label | Rune Grammofon | |||
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Viscera is a studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval. It was released in 2011 through Rune Grammofon.
Under the pseudonym Rockettothesky, Jenny Hval released two albums: To Sing You Apple Trees (2006) and Medea (2008).[2] Viscera is her third album in total, as well as her first album under her own name.[3] It contains performances by Hval, Håvard Volden, and Kyrre Laastad.[3] Music videos were released for the tracks "Blood Flight"[4] and "How Gentle".[5] The album was released on 18 February 2011 through Rune Grammofon.[6][7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cokemachineglow | 89%[8] |
| MusicOMH |   [9] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[10] |
Dylan Nelson of PopMatters commented that Jenny Hval "sings in a keening voice about her body, her sexuality and her feelings, all of which are embodied simultaneously in the fragile, picked strings and spooky backup vocals that provide the album's ambience."[10] Daniel Paton of MusicOMH stated, "With Viscera, Jenny Hval has opted to explore sensuality, the body, eroticism and female sexuality in a remarkably candid manner."[9]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Cokemachineglow | Top 50 Albums 2011 | 4 |
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| In Review Online | Top 15 Albums of 2011 | 8 |
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| Uncut | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 42 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jenny Hval.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Engines in the City" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Blood Flight" | 6:45 |
| 3. | "Portrait of the Young Girl as an Artist" | 6:40 |
| 4. | "How Gentle" | 7:25 |
| 5. | "A Silver Fox" | 1:43 |
| 6. | "Golden Locks" | 6:18 |
| 7. | "This Is a Thirst" | 8:02 |
| 8. | "Milk of Marrow" | 7:54 |
| 9. | "Black Morning/Viscera" | 6:00 |
| Total length: | 54:25 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]
- Jenny Hval – vocals, guitar, church organ, zither, arrangement, production, additional recording
- Håvard Volden – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, psaltery, arrangement
- Kyrre Laastad – drums, drum machine, synthesizer, church organ, arrangement
- Deathprod – production
- Helge Sten – recording, mixing
- Bob Katz – mastering
- Kim Hiorthøy – design
