jj n° 3
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| Studio album by jj | ||||
| Released | March 9, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, Balearic beat, Dream pop | |||
| Length | 27:12 | |||
| Label | Sincerely Yours, Secretly Canadian | |||
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jj n° 3 is the second full length album by jj. It was announced by Secretly Canadian on December 24, 2009 and was released on March 9, 2010 in collaboration with Sincerely Yours.[1]
The third song on the album, "Let Go", was released January 15, for free at the Sincerely Yours website.[2]
jj n° 3 was named Rough Trade's "Album of the Month" in April 2010.[3]
In April 2011, the first song from the album, "My Life", was featured in an official trailer for the video game Battlefield 3.[4]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Aftonbladet |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | (A-)[6] |
| Baeble Music |  [7] |
| Billboard | (74/100)[8] |
| Clash |   [9] |
| Dagens Nyheter | [10] |
| Mojo | [11] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.4/10)[12] |
| Slant Magazine | [13] |
| Spin | [14] |
| Uncut | [15] |
| Virgin | [16] |
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "My Life" | 1:56 |
| 2. | "And Now" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Let Go" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Into the Light" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Light" | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Voi Parlate, Io Gioco" | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Golden Virginia" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "You Know" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "No Escapin' This" | 2:41 |
- Note: The vinyl edition features the bonus track “I Know".
- Note: "My Life" is a cover of Game's "My Life".
[edit] Music video
A music video for the song "Let Go" was released on February 24, 2010 on Sincerely Yours website. The music video was directed by Marcus Söderlund and was shot in black and white. It featured both band members, a dog and close-ups of different items as they were stained with blood.[17]
[edit] References
- ^ "jj - jj nº 3". Secretly Canadian. http://www.secretlycanadian.com/onesheet.php?cat=SC212. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "Hear Two New jj Songs | News". Pitchfork. 2010-01-15. http://pitchfork.com/news/37600-hear-two-new-jj-songs/. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "Discover the greatest music every month". The Album Club. http://www.thealbumclub.com/albums.php. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ jj My Life - Battlefield 3 Trailer
- ^ "Aftonbladet review". http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/recensioner/article6725122.ab.
- ^ "The A.V. Club review". http://www.avclub.com/articles/jj-jj-n-3,39225/.
- ^ "Baeble Music review". http://www.baeblemusic.com/albumreview/jj-jj-no-3.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine review". http://www.billboard.com/new-releases#/new-releases/jj-jj-no-3-1004080383.story.
- ^ "Clash review". http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jj-no-3.
- ^ "Dagens Nyheter review". http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/jj-jj-n-3-1.1058956.
- ^ "Mojo review". http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/jj/jj3?q=jj.
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14045-jj-n-3/.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jj-n%C2%B03/2022.
- ^ "Spin review". http://www.spin.com/reviews/jj-jj-n%C2%B0-3-sincerely-yourssecretly-canadian.
- ^ "Uncut review". http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/jj/jj3?q=jj.
- ^ "Virgin review". http://www.virgin.com/music/reviews/jj-no-3-album-review.
- ^ "JJ - Let Go". Marcussoderlund.se. http://www.marcussoderlund.se/video_XXXIV.html. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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