Innocence Is Kinky

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Innocence Is Kinky
Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky.jpg
Studio album by
Jenny Hval
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)

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. [1] The title track was released as a music video directed by Zia Anger. [2]

Contents

Background

Innocence Is Kinky is Jenny Hval's second studio album under her own name, following Viscera (2011). [3] It originates from the music she composed for a screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc , which she later developed into an audiovisual installation. [4] The album is produced by John Parish. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.4/10 [6]
Metacritic 87/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Beats Per Minute 85% [9]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [10]
Exclaim! 8/10 [11]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [12]
PopMatters 9/10 [13]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Sputnikmusic 4.7/5 [15]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [16]
The 405 9/10 [17]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Innocence Is Kinky received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 87 out of 100 from 12 critic scores. [7]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Innocence Is Kinky
PublicationListRankRef.
Cokemachineglow Top 30 Albums 2013
9
MusicOMH musicOMH's Top 100 Albums of 2013
100
Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite 50 Albums of 2013
40

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
Total length:41:52

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Rune Grammofon. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Minsker, Evan (24 June 2013). "Watch Jenny Hval's Provocative "Innocence Is Kinky" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Jenny Hval". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Bychawski, Adam (30 September 2014). "Out Of The Page Into The Sensual World: Jenny Hval Interviewed". The Quietus . Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (18 April 2013). "Singer Jenny Hval: 'I'm so cruel'". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Innocence Is Kinky by Jenny Hval reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for Innocence is Kinky by Jenny Hval". Metacritic . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Innocence Is Kinky – Jenny Hval". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  9. ↑ McMullen, Chase (17 May 2013). "Album Review: Jenny Hval – Innocence is Kinky". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (16 May 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Exclaim! . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (31 May 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ↑ Smith, Robin (6 June 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky". PopMatters . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky". Q (323): 99. June 2013.
  15. ↑ EMERITUS, Irving (2 August 2013). "Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Latta, Ian. "Jenny Hval – Innocence Is Kinky". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  17. ↑ Jowett, Tom (10 May 2013). "Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky". The 405 . Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Top 30 Albums 2013". Cokemachineglow . 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 2013: Full List and Playlist". MusicOMH . 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "2013: Favorite 50 Albums of 2013". Tiny Mix Tapes . December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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