Iris Silver Mist Jenny Hval

Iris Silver Mist began not with music, but with its absence. During the pandemic, Hval found herself drawn to fragrances—reading about them, collecting them, and writing about them—as a way of reclaiming sensory intimacy. This exploration of scent, nostalgia, and memory shaped the sonic textures of the album, turning perfumes into smoke, mist, and sound.

Taking its name from a steel-like fragrance by French perfumer Maurice Roucel, the album carries a cool, ephemeral quality—like a mist rolling over a still landscape. Lead single ‘To be a rose’ sees Hval reflecting on how one thing transforms into another, merging memories of her mother’s cigarette smoke with a restless pop structure that subtly shifts throughout the song.

Across thirteen tracks, Iris Silver Mist blends spoken word, delicate electronics, avant-garde pop, and poetic storytelling, capturing the fluidity of time, identity, and artistic expression.

For fans of: Julia Holter, Laurie Anderson, Björk, Cate Le Bon, Perfume Genius