Viscera (Jenny Hval album)

Viscera
Studio album by
Jenny Hval
Released18 February 2011 (2011-02-18)
Studio
  • Kampen Kirke
  • Sagene[1]
Length54:25
LabelRune Grammofon
Producer
Jenny Hval chronology
Medea
(2008) 		Viscera
(2011) 		Innocence Is Kinky
(2012)

Viscera is a studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval. It was released in 2011 through Rune Grammofon.

Background

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cokemachineglow89%[8]
MusicOMH[9]
PopMatters6/10[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

Year-end lists for Viscera
Publication List Rank Ref.
Cokemachineglow Top 50 Albums 2011
4
[11]
In Review Online Top 15 Albums of 2011
8
[12]
Uncut Top 50 Albums of 2011
42
[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jenny Hval.

Viscera track listing
No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. ^ a b Jenny Hval (2011). Viscera (CD booklet). Rune Grammofon.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Jenny Hval". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b Eyles, John (26 July 2011). "Dusted Reviews: Jenny Hval - Viscera". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Jenny Hval - Blood Flight". YouTube. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Jenny Hval - How Gentle (official video)". YouTube. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ^ "RCD2108 - Jenny Hval: Viscera (CD)". Rune Grammofon. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. ^ "RLP3108 - Jenny Hval: Viscera (2LP)". Rune Grammofon. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ^ Elliott, Joel (12 August 2011). "Jenny Hval: Viscera (Rune Grammofon; 2011)". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b Paton, Daniel (25 April 2011). "Jenny Hval – Viscera". MusicOMH. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b Nelson, Dylan (25 September 2011). "Jenny Hval: Viscera". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Top 50 Albums 2011". Cokemachineglow. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Year in Review 2011 - Top 15 Albums". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Uncut's Top 50 Albums of 2011". Stereogum. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

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