V

V
Studio album by jj
Released August 19, 2014
Genre Indie pop, Hip Hop
Label Sincerely Yours, Secretly Canadian
jj album chronology

jj no. 3
(2010)		 V
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 66/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Consequence of Sound C-[3]
Exclaim! 7/10[4]
Loud and Quiet 1/10[5]
NME 5/10[6]
Pitchfork Media 6.7/10[7]
Slant Magazine [8]
The Sydney Morning Herald [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes [10]
Under the Radar [11]

V is the third studio album by jj. It was announced by Secretly Canadian on May 29, 2014 and was released on August 19, 2014 in collaboration with Sincerely Yours.[12]r

The album was made available for streaming through NPR on August 4, two weeks before the release date.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "V"   1:01
2. "Dynasti"   3:15
3. "Dean & Me"   3:55
4. "All White Everything"   4:19
5. "When I Need You"   4:31
6. "Fågelsången"   3:33
7. "Full"   4:04
8. "Innerlight"   4:18
9. "Hold Me"   4:17
10. "I"   3:54
11. "Be Here Now"   2:58
12. "All Ways, Always"   4:13

Music video

A music video for the song "All White Everything" was released on June 11, 2014. The music video was directed by Olivia Kastebring and featured the band members inside a mental hospital.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "V – jj". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "V – jj". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Porter, Zander (21 August 2014). "jj – V". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ↑ McNutt, Ryan (15 August 2014). "jj – V". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Tim (August 2014). "V by JJ". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Cardew, Ben (17 August 2014). "JJ – 'V'". NME. Inspire. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (15 August 2014). "JJ: V". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Liedel, Kevin (3 August 2014). "jj: V". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Carew, Anthony (29 August 2014). "CD review: V by Swedish band JJ". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  10. ↑ Taylor, Gage. "JJ – V". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Hayden, Mack (28 October 2014). "JJ: V". Under the Radar. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Album announce". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  13. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/stream-jjs-new-album-v/
  14. ↑ "JJ - All White Everything video". secretlycanadian.se. Retrieved 2014-06-11.