jj n° 2

jj n° 2
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
jj no. 2
(2009)		 jj no. 3
(2010)

jj n° 2 is the first full length 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

Top lists

jj n° 2 appeared on several internet publications lists of best albums of 2009. Some include:

References

  1. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13326-jj-n-2/
  2. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/2/
  3. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/10/the-years-greatest-musical-obscurity.html
  4. ^ Richards, Chris (December 20, 2009). "The best and worst of 2009: Pop music". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/17/AR2009121705153.html. 
  5. ^ "Aftonbladet review". http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/puls/cd/recension/0,1338,2000057843,00.html. 
  6. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/jj-no-2-r1700637. 
  7. ^ "Cokemachineglow review". http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/4679/jj-jjno2-2009. 
  8. ^ "DN review". http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/recension-jj-no-2-1.907465. 
  9. ^ "No Ripcord review". http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/jj/no2. 
  10. ^ "Pop Matters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110266-jj-jj-n-2/. 
  11. ^ "Pitchfork review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13326-jj-n-2. 
  12. ^ http://prettymuchamazing.com/music/pretty-much-amazings-best-albums-of-2009/2
  13. ^ http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2009/12/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2009.html
  14. ^ http://roberawards.com/rober-awards-2009/30-best-albums-of-2009/
  15. ^ http://www.prefixmag.com/lists/all-votes/2/
  16. ^ http://musicforants.com/blog/?p=3834
  17. ^ http://obscuresound.com/?p=3806
  18. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/2/
  19. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117680-best-60-albums-of-2009
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Joakim Benon • Elin Kastlander
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