On The Radar
Sam Willis
Jenny Wilson is used to conjuring beautiful art from the dark moments in her life. After achieving domestic cult status with Swedish band First Floor Power – one of the few acts signed to the Knife’s Rabid Records imprint – Wilson went on to release her triple-Swedish Grammi-winning album Demand the Impossible! in 2013 while undergoing treatment for cancer. She returns now with Exorcism; an eviscerating, bleak and candid reflection on her own harrowing experiences of sexual assault.
As the title suggests, the record captures Wilson’s efforts to jettison the trauma of the attack. It’s an incredibly personal, uncompromising and disturbing listen, which tackles her experiences head on and without euphemism.