Juno (album)

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Juno
Juno-Remi Wolf.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)
Length39:52
Label Island
Producer
Remi Wolf chronology
We Love Dogs!
(2021)
Juno
(2021)
Big Ideas
(2024)
Singles from Juno
  1. "Liz"
    Released: June 1, 2021
  2. "Liquor Store"
    Released: July 20, 2021
  3. "Quiet On Set" / "Grumpy Old Man"
    Released: August 18, 2021
  4. "Guerrilla" / "Sexy Villain"
    Released: September 8, 2021
  5. "Anthony Kiedis" / "Front Tooth"
    Released: September 29, 2021
  6. "Michael"
    Released: May 13, 2022
  7. "Cake"
    Released: June 3, 2022

Juno is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Remi Wolf, released on October 15, 2021 through Island Records. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [11]
PopMatters 9/10 [12]

Juno received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 85 out of 100, based on twelve reviews.

Track listing

Juno track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Liquor Store"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:53
2."Anthony Kiedis"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:52
3."Wyd"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
3:20
4."Guerrilla"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:45
5."Quiet On Set"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Elie Jay Rizk
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Rizk
3:16
6."Volkiano"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Y2K
3:36
7."Front Tooth"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Kenny Beats
2:46
8."Grumpy Old Man"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Elias McDaniel
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
3:32
9."Buttermilk"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
2:18
10."Sally"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Julian McClanahan
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:44
11."Sexy Villain"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Aidan Rodriguez
  • M-Phazes
3:09
12."Buzz Me In"
  • Wolf
  • Waithe
  • Weitz
  • Landon
  • Rory Noble
  • Wolf
  • M-Phazes
2:47
13."Street You Live On"
  • Wolf
  • Ethan Gruska
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Gruska
2:56
Total length:39:52
Juno (Deluxe) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fired"
  • Batmanglij
  • Wolf
3:18
2."Cake"
2:48
3."Liz"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:56
4."Michael"
  • Wolf
  • Jack DeMeo
  • Aaron Maine
2:46
5."Sugar"
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Cautious Clay
3:17
6."Liquor Store"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:53
7."Anthony Kiedis"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:52
8."Wyd"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
3:20
9."Guerrilla"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Sullenger
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:45
10."Quiet On Set"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Rizk
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Rizk
3:16
11."Volkiano"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Starace
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Y2K
3:36
12."Front Tooth"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Blume
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Kenny Beats
2:46
13."Grumpy Old Man"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • McDaniel
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
3:32
14."Buttermilk"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Kirby
2:18
15."Sally"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • McClanahan
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
2:44
16."Sexy Villain"
  • Wolf
  • Solomon
  • Waithe
  • Weitz
  • Landon
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Rodriguez
  • M-Phazes
3:09
17."Buzz Me In"
  • Wolf
  • Waithe
  • Weitz
  • Landon
  • Noble
  • Wolf
  • M-Phazes
2:47
18."Street You Live On"
  • Wolf
  • Gruska
  • Solomonophonic
  • Wolf
  • Gruska
3:34
19."Street You Live On (Live)"
  • Wolf
  • Gruska
  • Wolf
3:38
Total length:54:57

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