Innocence Is Kinky

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Innocence Is Kinky
Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
Genre Art pop, experimental rock
Length41:52
Label Rune Grammofon
Producer John Parish
Jenny Hval chronology
Viscera
(2011)
Innocence Is Kinky
(2013)
Apocalypse, girl
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 87/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Beats Per Minute 85% [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [7]
PopMatters 9/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes 4.5/5 [10]

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.

Contents

Track listing

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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