Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch (SB 15 Year Anniversary) [Clear Smoke Vinyl]

Sacred Bones

£20.88

Format: LP, Clear Smoke Vinyl
Catalogue No.: SBR161LPC4
Barcode: 0843563152768
Release Date: 30 Sep 2022
Genre: Indie/Alternative

Norwegian artist and writer Jenny Hval has developed her distinct take on intimate sound and has received thoughtful and widespread international acclaim for her fascinating voice, singular delivery and markedly non-traditional arrangements which incorporate elements of poetry, prose writing, performance art, and film.

The New York Times defines her writing as “taking a scalpel to the subjects of gender politics and sexuality.” Hval has eloquently brought to light issues of both male and female gaze, which for years had been swept under the rug and denied all together.

After touring for a year and earning her second Nordic Prize nomination, as any perfectionist would, Hval immediately went back into the studio to continue her work with acumen noise producer Lasse Marhaug, with whom she co-produced Blood Bitch.

The result is a visceral and atmospheric record steeped in melodic synth work, catchy choruses, and thought-provoking themes of menstruation, death and impulsive desire.

Sacred Bones is now repressing this breakthrough record in a new colors in celebration of the label’s 15th year anniversary.

“One of the bravest and best albums of the year” - The New Yorker

“Concretely Brilliant” - Pitchfork

“If (Hval’s) music can be seen as avant pop - borrowing from both the mainstream and the avant garde - then Blood Bitch pulls harder than ever in both directions” - The Wire

TRACKLIST:
01. Ritual Awakening
02. Female Vampire
03. In the Red
04. Conceptual Romance
05. Untamed Region
06. The Great Undressing
07. Period Piece
08. The Plague
09. Secret Touch