Jenevieve Hvn High Review: A Retro Dance Escape from CRYSALIS

Jenevieve’s Hvn High, released August 8, 2025, is the kind of track that makes you wonder why it isn’t already dominating every summer playlist.

Positioned midway through her sophomore album CRYSALIS, it’s produced by Elijah Gabor, Digi, and Justin Lucas, and written by Jenevieve alongside that same trio.

On first listen, it’s easy to be swept away by the retro shimmer, but it’s the precision in her vocal delivery that makes every note feel deliberate, as if she’s sculpting the song in real time.

Underneath, the bass moves like a slow, velvety tide, grounding the airy synths while the percussion flickers in and out like bursts of light on a dance floor.

From the opening “Ooh-hoo, I been lovin’ you all my life,” there’s a playful intimacy.

She threads affection through lines about speeding into the night, finding joy in shared momentum, and wanting to “stay high like Heaven.”

The hook, “That’s that shit that works for me / Ah, so heavenly,” rides an elastic groove that’s less about urgency and more about sinking into a rhythm you don’t want to break.

The official music video, directed by Maya Table, matches that mood. Shot at Los Angeles’ Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, it turns the lounge into a hazy disco playground.

The frames are drenched in soft-focus neon, with friends laughing, spinning, and dancing in the kind of unforced way you only see when no one’s trying too hard.

It mirrors the track’s vintage feel, but there’s no nostalgia gimmick.

It’s a scene that could just as easily happen tonight. The hazy, disco atmosphere is central to why the song works: it invites you in without telling you what to do once you get there.

Fans online have been quick to crown it “the bop of the year” and call Jenevieve “the best artist of this generation.”

Others speak about discovering her through Baby Powder and finding her voice addictive enough to soundtrack years of listening.

There’s a recurring theme in these reactions: she makes music people want to live inside of.

And maybe that’s where Hvn High takes you. It’s retro with a modern vibe, romantic without tipping into cliché.

Every synth line and bass thump feels intentional, creating a groove you can’t quite step away from.

Within CRYSALIS, it follows Head Over Heels and Haiku as a turning point into unguarded joy.

The production loosens, the vocals invite rather than command, and the track becomes a space for connection rather than performance.

Whether it will be the song that finally lifts her from cult favourite to household name is impossible to know, but if it happens, would it surprise anyone who’s heard it?

Below are the full Hvn High Lyrics from Jenevieve

Verse 1
Ooh-hoo, I been lovin’ you all my life
And I, I know you love me too, ah yeah
Ooh-hoo, I know you, baby
Tonight, tonight’s the night we go crazy

Pre-Chorus
Ready or not, baby let’s roll
We got ways to go
In the night, we do our thing
On the level, we keep goin’ up
We’re goin’ up
Baby, pull up in that thing
I just love the way you lift me up

Chorus
Baby, lift me up
Keep workin’ me
That’s that shit that works for me
Ah, so heavenly
It’s so H-E-avenly
Keep workin’ me
That’s that shit that works for me
Ah, so heavenly
It’s so H-E-avenly

Verse 2
Ooh-ooh
I’m so into you, you’re my type
And I, I, I, yeah, I’m telling you
I wanna stay high like Heaven (Heaven high)
Oh baby, stayin’ alive
Oh yeah, tonight is the night
Oh baby, won’t leave you behind