Innocence Is Kinky

Innocence Is Kinky
Studio album by Jenny Hval
Released	19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
Genre	Art pop, experimental rock
Length	41:52
Label	Rune Grammofon
Producer	John Parish
Jenny Hval chronology
Viscera (2011) Innocence Is Kinky (2013) Apocalypse, girl (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.4/10 [1]
Metacritic	87/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[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	[9]
Sputnikmusic	4.7/5 [10]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[11]
The 405	9/10 [12]

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. ^[13] The title track was released as a music video directed by Zia Anger.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jenny Hval.

No.	Title	Length
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

• Jenny Hval  – arranger, composer, drum machine, engineer, guitar, keyboards, primary artist, sampling, vocals, background vocals
• Ali Chant – engineer, mixer
• John Dent – mastering
• Stefan Hambrook – engineer
• Chris Kaus – quotation author
• Kyrre Laastad – arranger, drum machine, drums, keyboards, percussion
• Ole Henrik Moe  – string arrangements, viola, violin
• John Parish  – banjo, bass, guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer, trombone
• Espen Reinertsen  – saxophone
• Kari Rønnekleiv – violin
• Håvard Volden – arranger, drum machine, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards

References

1. "Innocence Is Kinky by Jenny Hval reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. "Reviews for Innocence is Kinky by Jenny Hval". Metacritic . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
3. "Innocence Is Kinky – Jenny Hval". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 September 2013.
4. McMullen, Chase (17 May 2013). "Album Review: Jenny Hval – Innocence is Kinky". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
5. 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.
6. Monroe, Jazz (16 May 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Exclaim! . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
7. Deusner, Stephen M. (31 May 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
8. Smith, Robin (6 June 2013). "Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky". PopMatters . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
9. "Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky". Q (323): 99. June 2013.
10. EMERITUS, Irving (August 2, 2013). "Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved June 2, 2025.
11. Latta, Ian. "Jenny Hval – Innocence Is Kinky". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
12. Jowett, Tom (10 May 2013). "Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky". The 405 . Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
13. "Jenny Hval: Innocence is Kinky". Rune Grammofon. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

External links

• Innocence Is Kinky at iTunes.com