jj n° 2
| jj n° 2 | ||||
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| Studio album by jj | ||||
| Released | July 1, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, Balearic beat, Dream pop | |||
| Length | 26:39 | |||
| Label | Sincerely Yours, Secretly Canadian | |||
| jj album chronology | ||||
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jj n° 2 is the first studio album by jj. It was released on the Swedish record label Sincerely Yours on July 1, 2009. The album received a Best New Music inclusion from Pitchfork Media and a rating of 8.6.[1] A vinyl edition, titled jj n° 2.1, was released in late December 2009.
The album was ranked 35th on Pitchfork "Top 50 Albums of 2009".[2]
At the end of 2009, Paste named jj n° 2 "The Year's Greatest Musical Obscurity",[3] and The Washington Post named the album the second best pop album of the year in front of Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion and behind Maxwell's BLACKsummers'night.[4]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Aftonbladet |   [5] |
| Allmusic | [6] |
| Cokemachineglow | [7] |
| Dagens Nyheter | [8] |
| No Ripcord | [9] |
| PopMatters | [10] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.6/10)[11] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | 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 |
- Note: The vinyl edition features the bonus track "Pure Shores".
- Note: "Ecstasy" uses elements of Lil Wayne's "Lollipop".
Top lists
jj n° 2 appeared on several internet publications lists of best albums of 2009. Some include:
- Pretty Much Amazing - 8th [12]
- Gorilla vs. Bear - 9th [13]
- Roberawards - 10th [14]
- Prefixmag - 19th[15]
- Music For Ants - 21st [16]
- Obscure Sound - 24th [17]
- Pitchfork Media - 35th [2]
- PopMatters - 56th [18]
References
- ↑ "jj: jj n° 2 | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- 1 2 "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2009 | Features". Pitchfork. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "The Year's Greatest Musical Obscurity :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ Richards, Chris (December 20, 2009). "The best and worst of 2009: Pop music". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "Aftonbladet review".
- ↑ "Allmusic review".
- ↑ "Cokemachineglow review".
- ↑ "DN review".
- ↑ "No Ripcord review".
- ↑ "Pop Matters review".
- ↑ "Pitchfork review".
- ↑ "Pretty Much Amazing's Best Albums of 2009 at Pretty Much Amazing | PMA". Prettymuchamazing.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "gorillavsbear.net: gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2009". Gorillavsbear.blogspot.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "30 Best Albums Of 2009". RoberAwards.com. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "Best Albums of 2009 - Prefix Readers". Prefix. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Best Albums of 2009 | Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good: May I please talk to pizza?". Musicforants.com. 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "Best Albums of 2009: #30 to #21". Obscure Sound. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "The Best 60 Albums of 2009 < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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