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 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

1. "jj: jj n° 2 | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
2. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2009 | Features". Pitchfork. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
3. "The Year's Greatest Musical Obscurity :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
4. Richards, Chris (December 20, 2009). "The best and worst of 2009: Pop music". The Washington Post.
5. "Aftonbladet review".
6. "Allmusic review".
7. "Cokemachineglow review".
8. "DN review".
9. "No Ripcord review".
10. "Pop Matters review".
11. "Pitchfork review".
12. "Pretty Much Amazing's Best Albums of 2009 at Pretty Much Amazing | PMA". Prettymuchamazing.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
13. "gorillavsbear.net: gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2009". Gorillavsbear.blogspot.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
14. "30 Best Albums Of 2009". RoberAwards.com. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
15. "Best Albums of 2009 - Prefix Readers". Prefix. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
16. "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.
17. "Best Albums of 2009: #30 to #21". Obscure Sound. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
18. "The Best 60 Albums of 2009 < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.