The Practice of Love

by Jenny Hval

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 September 2019
  • Label: Sacred Bones
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 33:54
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The avant-garde Norwegian composer pivots dramatically away from the abrasive, blood-soaked themes of 'Blood Bitch' toward a lush, 1990s trance-inspired exploration of romance and aging. The record heavily incorporates hypnotic, pulsating synthesizers and spoken-word dialogue featuring fellow artists like Vivian Wang and Laura Jean. It functions as a deeply philosophical, yet surprisingly accessible, meditation on the nature of intimacy and human connection.

Genres

Descriptors: leftfield, atmospheric, rhythmic, experimental, spoken-word

Tracklist

  1. Lions (3:57)
  2. High Alice (4:46)
  3. Accident (4:10)
  4. The Practice of Love (3:03)
  5. Ashes to Ashes (4:15)
  6. Thumbsucker (4:15)
  7. Six Red Cannas (4:07)
  8. Ordinary (5:17)

Credits

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