Jenny Hval Announces London Show And New EP 'The Long Sleep', Shares First Single
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Jenny Berger Myhre
Jenny Hval has announced a new EP.
'The Long Sleep' will arrive on May 25 through Sacred Bones and follow up 2016's 'Blood Bitch', as well as the debut release from her Lost Girls project with Håvard Volden, which arrived last month.
The new EP was also recorded with Volden, alongside producer Lasse Marhaug, with musical contributions from Kyrre Laastad on percussion, Anja Lauvdal on piano, Espen Reinertsen on saxophone, and Eivind Lønning on trumpet.
In a statement about the new record, Hval said:
"What am I doing here? Am I communicating? Am I promoting?
I just want to tell you something.
There should be something I could tell you, there should be something I could do to reach you directly, but there is nothing useful in the way we define “you”, or “me”. There should be something I could tell you, there should be something I could say directly without lyrics and melody.
Maybe that’s what I’m trying here. Something else than lyrics or melody. It’s not the words. It’s not in the rhythm. It’s not in the streaming. It’s not in the “message”. It’s not in the product. It’s not in the algorithms. It’s not something you decided. It’s not something they decided for you.
I want to tell you something. I just want to say: Thank you. I love you."
Head below to check out the EP's first single, Spells, artwork and tracklist.
'The Long Sleep' tracklist:
1. Spells
2. The Dreamer Is Everyone In Her Dream
3. The Long Sleep
4. I Want To Tell You Something
The Norwegian artist will follow up the record's release with a headline London show at St John on Bethnal Green on June 5. Tickets go on sale at 10am on April 13.
Jenny Hval Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue June 05 2018 - LONDON St John on Bethnal Green
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