Classic Objects

Classic Objects is the eighth solo studio album by Norwegian musician Jenny Hval, released 11 March 2022 on 4AD. The album was produced by Hval, with co-production by Kyrre Laastad.

Recording
Classic Objects was written, performed, arranged, and recorded in Øra Studio in Trondheim.

Critical reception
Classic Objects received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85 based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Classic Objects.
 * Jenny Hval – vocals, background vocals, composer, arranger, instruments, production, programming (all tracks), concept, recording
 * Kyrre Laastad – co-production, guitar (tracks 1, 7), bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 8), keyboards (track 1), drums (track 4, 6), recording
 * Håvard Volden – guitar (tracks 1–3, 7, 8), bass guitar (tracks 3, 4), keyboards (tracks 5–7)
 * Vivian Wang – additional vocals (track 6), keyboards (track 3), recording
 * Natali Abrahamsen Garner – additional vocals (tracks 2, 6, 8), recording
 * Johan Lindvall – keyboards, piano (track 8)
 * Daniel Meyer Grønvold – guitar (tracks 1–4, 7, 8)
 * Hans Hulbækmo – percussion (tracks 1–6, 8), drums (track 6, 8)
 * Annie Bielski – additional lyrics, artwork, concept, photography
 * Even Ormestad – recording (track 8)
 * Lasse Marhaug – graphic design, photography
 * Heba Kadry – mixing, mastering