JENNY HVAL wins Nordic Music Prize for Blood Bitch. Summer festival live date round-up

Controversial Norwegian artist wins award, following this week's sold out London headline show

Following yet another sold out London show earlier this week, Jenny Hval`s 2016 album Blood Bitch was awarded the Phonofile Nordic Music Prize during an award ceremony at by:Larm festival in Oslo this afternoon.

The international jury consisted of Paul Jones – Rough Trade Records (UK), Jonathan Galkin – DFA Records (US), Jude Rogers – Journalist The Guardian (UK), Laurence Bell - Domino Records (UK) and Stuart Maconie (UK) – journalist BBC.

The jury released the following statement:

“The winner is a fascinating artist that divides people – including this year’s international jury. Nevertheless, their album stood out in what was a fascinating year for the prize. All the judges were impressed by the adventurousness of the shortlisted albums, which shows once again how cutting-edge and diverse the contemporary Scandinavian music scene is. For those who loved it, the winning album was an incredibly strong piece of work – engrossing, atmospheric, challenging and thought-provoking. The artist who made it is endlessly inventive, and a brilliant example of how the Scandinavian underground can make statements in music which can powerfully connect and cut through.”

Jenny Hval hit a fantastic new stride in 2016, releasing one of the year’s most lauded albums, whilst also presenting one of the year’s most intriguing live performances. The album garnered year-end accolades from publications including FACT (#1), The Line Of Best Fit (#1), The Independent (#4), The WIRE (#6), The Quietus (#10), The Times (#19), Consequence of Sound (#21), Pitchfork (#23), The Guardian (#26) and a great deal more.

Hval kicked off 2017 with the video for 'The Great Undressing’, which set the web alight and has since racked up nearly 1 million plays.

She will continue to challenge & inspire throughout the summer, taking her ever-changing live show to the following events:

Fri. March 3 – Graz, AT @ Elevate Festival
Sat. March 4 – Budapest, HU @ Trafo (Electrify Series)
Sat. March 11 – Marfa, TX @ Marfa Myths
Wed. March 29 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
Thu. March 30 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Fri. March 31 – Madison, WI @ The Sett (University of Wisconsin)
Wed. April 26 – Bratislava, SK @ A4
Fri. April 28 – Barcelona, ES @ Caixaforum
Sat. April 29 –Braga, PT Gnration
Sun. April 30 – Lisbon, PT Biennial of Contemporary Arts @ Lux Frágil
Thu. May 25 – Rome, IT @ Spring Attitude
Fri. May 26 – Ljubljiana, SI @ Druga Godba Festival
Sun. May 28 – Paris, FR @ Villette Sonique w/ Einstürzende Neubauten
Fri. June 16 – Sun. June 18 – Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival
Thu. June 29 – Sat. July 1 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
Fri. Aug. 11 – Sat. Aug. 12 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
Sun. Aug. 13 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival

Purchase Blood Bitch –
http://hyperurl.co/BloodBitch

Links:
Stream Blood Bitch on Spotify
Female Vampire video
Conceptual Romance video
The Great Undressing video
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