Jinx (Weekend album)

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Jinx
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
Genre
Length45:49
Label Slumberland
Weekend chronology
Red
(2011)
Jinx
(2013)
Singles from Jinx
  1. "Mirror"
    Released: July 2, 2013 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste 8.1/10 [5]
Pitchfork (6.9/10) [6]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Jinx is the second studio album from American band Weekend. It was released in July 2013 under Slumberland Records.

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Mirror"5:55
2."July"3:54
3."Oubliette"5:02
4."Celebration, FL"4:58
5."Sirens"3:06
6."Adelaide"4:30
7."It's Alright"3:30
8."Rosaries"4:46
9."Scream Queen"4:08
10."Just Drive"6:00

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References

  1. "Mirror - Single". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. "Jinx Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. Sendra, Tim. "Jinx - Weekend". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  4. Mejia, Paula (Jul 25, 2013). "Album Review: Weekend - Jinx". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved Jul 26, 2013.
  5. Hayden, Mack (2013-07-23). "Weekend: Jinx". PasteMagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  6. Pitchfork Media review
  7. "Slant review".