Iris Silver Mist
Jenny Hval · 2025
42 min · 13 tracks · avant-garde music
Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with fragmented narratives, creating a hauntingly immersive experience.
Why listen to this
- Best for
- hauntingly immersive experiences fragmented narrative explorations introspective late-night listening
- Context
- By 2025, Jenny Hval was already established in the avant-garde music scene following her critically acclaimed album 'Blood Bitch' in 2016. 'Iris Silver Mist' represents her continued exploration of identity and self-expression, arriving after a period of introspective storytelling and sonic experimentation that characterized her recent work.
- If you like
- avant-garde music
- What next
- The Practice of Love — It continues the ethereal themes with a focus on intimate narratives.
Iris Silver Mist is an album by Jenny Hval, released in 2025. Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with fragmented narratives, creating a hauntingly immersive experience. This album has been noted for its unique blend of experimental sound and lyrical depth, earning praise in publications like The Quietus and Pitchfork. It is seen as a significant contribution to the avant-garde genre, influencing emerging artists seeking to challenge conventional song structures and themes. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Iris Silver Mist sound like?
Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with fragmented narratives, creating a hauntingly immersive experience. Rooted in avant-garde music.
What makes Iris Silver Mist by Jenny Hval notable?
This album has been noted for its unique blend of experimental sound and lyrical depth, earning praise in publications like The Quietus and Pitchfork. It is seen as a significant contribution to the avant-garde genre, influencing emerging artists seeking to challenge conventional song structures and themes. By 2025, Jenny Hval was already established in the avant-garde music scene following her critically acclaimed album 'Blood Bitch' in 2016. 'Iris Silver Mist' represents her continued exploration of identity and self-expression, arriving after a period of introspective storytelling and sonic experimentation that characterized her recent work.
Who is Iris Silver Mist for?
Iris Silver Mist works well if you're into hauntingly immersive experiences, fragmented narrative explorations and introspective late-night listening.
How many songs are on Iris Silver Mist?
Iris Silver Mist has 13 tracks, running approximately 42 minutes.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Lay Down Standout 4:16
- 2 To Be a Rose 3:53
- 3 I Want to Start at the Beginning 2:26
- 4 All Night Long 6:01
- 5 Heiner Müller 0:59
- 6 You Died Standout 3:31
- 7 Spirit Mist 1:53
- 8 I Don’t Know What Free Is 4:46
- 9 The Artist Is Absent Standout 1:23
- 10 Huffing My Arm 1:27
- 11 The Gift 2:37
- 12 A Ballad 3:45
- 13 I Want the End to Sound Like This 5:42
Release Date
May 2, 2025
Artist Origin
Norway
Runtime
42 min 44 sec
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