V (jj album)

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V
Album artwork for jjs album V.jpg
Studio album by
JJ
Released19 August 2014 (2014-08-19)
Genre Indie pop
Length44:18
Label
Producer JJ
JJ chronology
Kills
(2010)
V
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 5.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 66/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound C− [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
NME 5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Sydney Morning Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Under the Radar 5/10 [11]
Wondering Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

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]

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

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

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