Classic Objects

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AlbumMar 11 / 20228 songs, 42m 29s
Art Pop Ambient Pop
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8.0 / 10

The Norwegian artist presents her most unified mind-body work to date, melody-filled art-pop that deals with the nature of self and the freedom of the unconscious.

The audible equivalent of a painting affixed with human hair.

On each of her albums, Jenny Hval thoroughly examines what it means to be an artist, but on Classic Objects, she explores what it means to be herself.

Norwegian experimenter Jenny Hval continues her turn towards clarity on Classic Objects with stunning results.

8 / 10

"Look at these trees / Look at this grass / Look at those clouds," intoned the Observatory's Vivian Wang at the outset of Jenny Hval's 2019...

8.0 / 10

“Classic Objects,” the title track of Norwegian artist Jenny Hval’s latest record, starts with her recalling a painter in her first studio space, while faint, loose guitar strings hang in the background.

8 / 10

Music Review: Jenny Hval - Classic Objects

The Norwegian’s unshowy electronica and lush lyrics complement each other on this intriguing slow reveal of an album

7 / 10

Classic Objects feels like a milestone for singular artist Jenny Hval. Tender and delicate, yet sharp and assured, it's an excellent album

On 'Classic Objects,' Jenny Hval steps outside of herself to consider her position as an object of capitalism and patriarchy.

8 / 10

The songs on Jenny Hval's Classic Objects are purposely dreamlike and intended to inspire her audience's reveries. Hval succeeds in creating a dreamlike state.

7.6 / 10

Classic Objects by Jenny Hval album review by Mimi Kenny. The full-length is now out via 4AD and streaming services

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3.8 / 5

Jenny Hval - Classic Objects review: Empty like my childhood, high above the streets

Dream-like soundscapes and experimental folk. New music review by Katie Colombus

8 / 10