Apocalypse, Girl
by Jenny Hval
- Type: Album
- Released: 9 June 2015
- Label: Sacred Bones, Su Tissue
- Country: Norway
- Length: 38:44
- Community rating: 3.7/5 from 9 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Apocalypse, Girl' moves away from rock towards an avant-garde pop sound, built from an understated mix of free jazz, sci-fi electronics, spoken word, and warped choirs. Produced by noise artist Lasse Marhaug, the album's arrangements juxtapose these experimental textures with Hval's intimate, pillow-soft vocal delivery. Thematically, the work functions as a provocative exploration of sexual liberation, gender identity, and the anxieties of capitalism, framing complex theoretical ideas within a compelling and inventive pop structure.
Genres
Descriptors: experimental, feminism, spoken-word, ambient, avant-garde, electronic, theatrical, dark-humor
Tracklist
- Kingsize (02:25)
- Take Care of Yourself (03:01)
- That Battle Is Over (04:35)
- White Underground (02:20)
- Heaven (04:53)
- Why This? (03:37)
- Some Days (00:41)
- Sabbath (03:46)
- Angels and Anaemia (03:27)
- Holy Land (09:59)
Credits
- Jenny Hval - vocals, effects, keyboards, arrangements, recording, written-by
- H氓vard Volden - guitar, bass
- Kyrre Laastad - drums
- 脴ystein Moen - synths, mellotron
- Okkyung Lee - cello
- Thor Harris - various mallets, percussion
- Rhodri Davies - harp
- Lara Myrvoll - beats (track 5)
- Syster Alma - sampling
- Lasse Marhaug - production, mixing, arrangements, recording, written-by
- Rob Halverson - additional recording
- Sam Grant - additional recording
- Marcus Schmickler - mastering
- Zia Anger - photography
- Lisbeth Vogler - cover
- David Correll (2) - graphic design
- Thomas Oxem - recorded by