Jenny Hval Shares Woozy Video for "That Battle Is Over"
Jenny Hval has shared a video for “That Battle Is Over”, off her forthcoming album Apocalypse, girl. Directed by Zia Anger (who also directed Hval’s “Innocence Is Kinky” video) it features a home where various women (such as Cornelia Livingston, seen above) in the middle of domestic pursuits slowly start to unravel. Melissa Auf der Maur is one of the women who stars in the video, which you can check out below.
Said Anger of the video:
I guess it goes back to ’96 for me, and the ‘girl power’ mantra I’ve been repeating since I learned it from the Spice Girls. The female experience is far from singular (and even further from this white, suburban, American-retro dream), yet around every corner there is a common pain, a wisdom of ecstasy, and an obsession with the uncanny that we all share. Collaborating with an entirely female creative team (with the support of a few great gentlemen) gave birth to an exploration of Jenny’s song and an inquiry into the sarcasm that pulses through it.
Apocalypse, girl is out June 9 via Sacred Bones.
Hval has also announced a U.S. tour. Find the dates below.
Jenny Hval:
06-04 Oslo, Norway – Black Box Theater
06-10 London, England – Royal Festival Hall *
06-11 Manchester, England – Gullivers
06-12 Brighton, England – The Hope & The Ruin
06-13 Cardiff, England – Clwb Ifor Bach
06-14 London, England – Cafe Oto
06-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Muziekgebouw
06-18 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
06-19 Paris, France – Espace B
06-20 Cologne, Germany – Stadtgarten ^
06-22 Berlin, Germany – Kantine am Berghain ^
06-23 Hamburg, Germany – Kampnagel ^
06-24 Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse ^
06-25 Aarhus, Denmark – Atlas #
08-25 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel +
08-27 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios +
08-28 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Cobalt
08-29 Seattle, WA – Barboza +
09-01 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry +
09-02 Iowa City, IA – The Mill +
09-03 Chicago, IL – Constellation +
09-04 Toronto, Ontario – Drake
09-05 Montreal, Quebec – Bar le Ritz
09-06 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade +
09-08 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle +
09-09 Washington, DC – DC 9 +
09-10 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival
09-11 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter +
09-14 Atlanta, GA – The Earl +
09-16 Austin, TX – Holy Mountain +
09-17 Dallas, TX – Three Links +
09-19 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar +
09-20 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy +
* with Perfume Genius
^ with Circuit de Yeux
+ with Briana Marela
“That Battle Is Over”:
Watch the video for “Innocence Is Kinky” on Pitchfork.tv:
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