Hot Jam of the Day: Jenny Hval, “Period Piece”

Jenny Hval
“Period Piece”
Blood Bitch (out 09.30 on Sacred Bones)
We are now just two weeks away from hearing the Norwegian composer’s hugely anticipated follow-up to 2015’s Apocalypse, girl — my second favorite album of last year. Third single, “Period Piece,” tells the story of a trip to the OBGYN with an foreboding bassline, spare percussion, and faraway synths. Though the mood is unsettling, Hval reassures us that we shouldn’t be afraid because “it’s only blood.”