Jj n° 2
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 July 2009 | |||
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| Length | 26:44 | |||
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| Producer | JJ | |||
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jj n° 2 is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band JJ. It was released on the Swedish record label Sincerely Yours on 1 July 2009. A vinyl edition, titled jj n° 2.1, was released in late December 2009.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Dagens Nyheter | 4/5[3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[5] |
| Slant Magazine | [6] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[7] |
jj n° 2 received a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork.[4] At the end of 2009, Paste named jj n° 2 "The Year's Greatest Musical Obscurity",[8] and The Washington Post named it the second best pop album of the year, behind Maxwell's BLACKsummers'night.[9]
jj n° 2 was ranked by several publications on lists of the best albums of 2009, including at number nine by Gorilla vs. Bear,[10] at number 35 by Pitchfork,[11] and at number 56 by PopMatters.[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by JJ (Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander), except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Things Will Never Be the Same Again" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "From Africa to Málaga" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Ecstasy" | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Are You Still in Vallda?" | 2:34 | |
| 5. | "My Love" | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Intermezzo" | 2:48 | |
| 7. | "My Hopes & Dreams" | 2:43 | |
| 8. | "Masterplan" | 2:48 | |
| 9. | "Me & Dean" | 2:42 | |
| Total length: | 26:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Things Will Never Be the Same Again" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "From Africa to Málaga" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Ecstasy" |
| 3:33 |
| 4. | "Are You Still in Vallda?" | 2:34 | |
| 5. | "Pure Shores" | 3:34 | |
| 6. | "My Love" | 3:12 | |
| 7. | "Intermezzo" | 2:48 | |
| 8. | "My Hopes & Dreams" | 2:43 | |
| 9. | "Masterplan" | 2:48 | |
| 10. | "Me & Dean" | 2:42 | |
| Total length: | 30:18 | ||
- Notes
- "Ecstasy" uses elements of "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major.
References
- ^ "Reviews for jj n 2 by jj". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "jj No. 2 – jj". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Dahlström, Mattias (8 July 2009). "JJ: 'No 2'". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b Hogan, Marc (17 July 2009). "JJ: jj n° 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Newmark, Mike (25 August 2009). "jj: jj n° 2". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Liedel, Kevin (30 July 2010). "jj: jj n° 2". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Studarus, Laura (14 September 2010). "jj: nº 2 (reissue) (Secretly Canadian)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Marino, Nick (28 October 2009). "The Year's Greatest Musical Obscurity". Paste. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Richards, Chris (20 December 2009). "The best and worst of 2009: Pop music". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "gorillavsbear.net: gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2009". Gorillavsbear.blogspot.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork. 17 December 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "The Best 60 Albums of 2009". PopMatters. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
