This Afternoon's Malady (album)

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This Afternoon's Malady
Studio album by
Jejune
ReleasedOctober 13, 1998
RecordedFebruary 1998
StudioSalad Days (Boston, Massachusetts)
Genre
Length55:01
Label
Producer
Jejune chronology
Junk
(1997)		This Afternoon's Malady
(1998)		R.I.P.
(2000)

This Afternoon's Malady is the second studio album by American rock band Jejune, released in 1998. Alongside their debut album Junk, The Numero Group reissued Malady in late 2025. [1]

Contents

Style

Malady is considered a fusion of emo, shoegaze, and indie pop, [2] with Britpop and classic rock sounds seen as well. [3] [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Ox-Fanzine Favorable [7]

Despite mixed reception from fans and critics at the time, [8] Malady has since been viewed positively. In 2014, Alternative Press saw its sound carry into the bands of the shoegaze resurgence around that time, such as Pity Sex. [9] In 2020, Vulture writer Brad Nelson dubbed Malady an album that "precious few records resemble". He called its songs "emblematic of the omnivorousness of mid-’90s emo: Every few minutes, they seem to open onto a new space and sound." The site placed its title track #99 on their list of emo's all-time best songs. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Morale Is Low"4:02
2."Coping With Senility (Lowlife Owns A Pen)"6:02
3."This Afternoons Malady"4:21
4."Fixed On The One"4:25
5."Sitcom Epiphany"5:51
6."Solar"5:17
7."New Clear Saturday"1:26
8."Regrets Are Unanswered Dreams"5:22
9."Demonica"5:51
10."38 Calcumet"2:12
11."One Transmission"7:37
12."Same To You"2:25
Total length:55:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from This Afternoon's Malady's liner notes. [10]

Jejune

Technical

Artwork and design

References

  1. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (October 27, 2025). "Jejune announce first shows in 25+ years, with Album Leaf & Ethel Meserve". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Anthony, David; Cohen, Ian; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture . Archived from the original on December 21, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ Alternative Press staff (August 9, 2010). "Bands That Time Forgot: Jejune". Alternative Press . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ Den, Tim (January 1, 1999). "Jejune - This Afternoons Malady - Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ Carroll, Bryan (n.d.). "This Afternoon's Malady - Jejune". AllMusic . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Perry, Tim (February 26, 1999). "Pop: Album reviews". The Independent . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ Hiller, Joachim (1999). "Review - JEJUNE - This afternoons melody CD - Issue #34". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ Zauderer, Alyx (2018). "Plumb Line: Jejune (1996 - 2000) An Oral History". Allston Pudding. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ Alternative Press staff (October 9, 2014). "12 '90s Emo Bands That Need To Reunite Already". Alternative Press . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Jejune - This Afternoon's Malady". Discogs.
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