V (jj album)

V
Studio album by jj
Released August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)
Genre Indie pop, Hip Hop
Label Sincerely Yours, Secretly Canadian
jj album chronology
jj no. 3
(2010)
V
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC-[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
Loud and Quiet1/10[5]
NME5/10[6]
Pitchfork Media6.7/10[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]

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

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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.
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