V is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop band JJ. It was announced by Secretly Canadian on May 29, 2014, and was released on August 19, 2014, in collaboration with Sincerely Yours.[13] The album was made available for streaming through NPR on August 4, two weeks before the release date.[14]

V
Studio album by
Released19 August 2014 (2014-08-19)
GenreIndie pop
Length44:18
Label
ProducerJJ
JJ chronology
Kills
(2010)
V
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.4/10[1]
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundC−[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
NME5/10[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
The Sydney Morning Herald[10]
Under the Radar5/10[11]
Wondering Sound[12]

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.[15]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by JJ (Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander)

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
Total length:44:18

References

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  1. ^ "v by jj reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Reviews for V by jj". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "V – jj". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ Porter, Zander (21 August 2014). "jj – V". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ^ McNutt, Ryan (15 August 2014). "jj: V". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ^ Day, Laurence (13 August 2014). "JJ – V". MusicOMH. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ^ Cardew, Ben (17 August 2014). "JJ – 'V'". NME. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (15 August 2014). "JJ: V". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ^ Liedel, Kevin (3 August 2014). "jj: V". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  10. ^ Carew, Anthony (29 August 2014). "CD review: V by Swedish band JJ". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. ^ Hayden, Mack (28 October 2014). "JJ: V". Under the Radar. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  12. ^ Lefebvre, Sam (18 August 2014). "JJ, V". Wondering Sound. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Album announce". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  14. ^ "Stream: JJ's new album V". 4 August 2014.
  15. ^ "JJ - All White Everything video". secretlycanadian.se. Retrieved 2014-06-11.