Iris Silver Mist

by Jenny Hval

Iris Silver Mist cover art

Jenny Hval's 'Iris Silver Mist' is an experimental art-pop album that explores themes of memory, isolation, and ephemeral presence, conceptually rooted in her fascination with perfume. The album's sound is built on cinematic synthesizers, ambient field recordings, and varied percussion, creating a fluid and textural backdrop for Hval's dynamic vocal delivery. Arrangements often shift abruptly, blending spoken word, fragmented poetry, and processed singing to reflect the record's focus on transience and transformation.

Genres

  • Art Pop
  • Ambient Pop

Tracklist

  1. Lay down
  2. To be a rose
  3. I want to start at the beginning
  4. All night long
  5. Heiner Muller
  6. You died
  7. Spirit mist
  8. I don't know what free is
  9. The artist is absent
  10. Huffing my arm
  11. The gift
  12. A ballad
  13. I want the end to sound like this