The most gangster of swedish duos, jj , just posted up a new incredibly long-titled single to their blog . Check out ‘YOU DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD HURT ME IF YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH ME’ below. The song appears to be a rather strange single off an upcoming release of some sort, perhaps off this summer’s most elusive (non)release — jj nº4… jj - YOU DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD HURT ME IF YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH ME [...]
Mavado's "I Know You Want Me" is the type of slow-burning reggae groove that from second one makes you feel like you need to be smothered up against another human being for one of those serious-faced, dry-humping-on-the-dancefloor sessions, with the only level of communication between you two being the teasing friction of your respective clothed private parts grinding to the beat. The addition of Ne-Yo on the remix isn't even necessary (mainly because, who cares about A-list features here when the potential for possibly making a baby with your slow wind partner is the [...]
New: Air France - It Feels Good To Be Around You Sincerely Yours Records is fast becoming one of Sweden’s most influential record labels, focusing in on Gothenburg’s iconic airy balaeric pop scene with an involvement which yields the successes of new electronic acts to a degree hugely inspirational for independent artists all over Sweden. With a sound which is becoming synonymous with the label (which also houses JJ, Ceo, Memory Tapes, and The Tough Alliance), Air France reconcile that gentle, dreamy post-disco sound of so many of their contemporaries with [...]
As with most things having to do with jj, this latest freebie from the mysterious Swedish outfit's Sincerely Yours website , a song entitled "Celebris" by a band named Special Club, brings about a lot more questions than answers; namely, who in the hell is Special Club. Nevertheless, the record is another instantly addicting curiosity, a summery, lighter take on jj's signature brand of crunk-peppered Balearic pop with Auto-Tuned ethereal boy/ girl vocalists (the girl being jj's Elin Kastlander) living out the party-loving rap-star life with their popped bottles and "purple kush", somehow despite [...]
At this point, you're either a fan of jj 's hip-hop referencing schtick or not, though it's hard to hate on breezy Swedish electro-pop, especially in the summertime. The duo released a new single out of nowhere last month and its A-side, "No One Can Touch Us Tonight," holds up pretty well to the rest of the band's chill discography. Related: "Ecstacy" is still a jam. Right-Click + Save Link As: jj - No One Can Touch Us Tonight [...]
You may remember back in January when we wrote about the Swedish electro-pop stylings of jj and their Kills mixtape which featured Elin Kastlander singing over the most popular hip hop jams of the moment. The duo is back, announcing the release of two new mp3s, "no one can touch us tonight" and "ice," which are about as blissed-out (and unlike Kills ) as you can get. The news comes via their label, Sincerely Yours : YOURS0164 no one can touch us tonight [...]
JJ - ice JJ - No One Can Touch Us Tonight The Swedish duo JJ has just released two brand new songs. Perhaps it's off of their much anticipated album No.4 ? Because this band is very unpredictable with how they release music, we're not completely sure yet. The two new tracks "Ice" and "No One Can Touch Us Tonight" seem to leave the hip hop stylings from the Kills Mixtape and No.3 , taking the band back to their roots of their debut album, No.2. [...]
“what spring sounds like what love looks like what life feels like” jj just dropped two new tracks for free download over at Sincerely Yours . It’s unclear if they’re singles off the duo forthcoming album jj nº4 , but either way, it’s definitely worth checking out Elin and Joakim’s newest jams since their kills mixtape back in December. jj - no one can touch us tonight jj - ice [...]
Swedish outfit jj has been releasing their quirky hip hop influenced, R&B flavored dream pop through Gothenburg-based indie label Sincerely Yours (founded by Swedish band The Tough Alliance) since 2009. Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander's introduction was the single "jj nº 13 which came out in early 2009 and was followed a few months later by their debut album, jj nº 2 . JJ - My Life (Legobeat Retake) Hailed by music critics across-the-board, jj had a pretty great 2010. They scored a support [...]
Swedish electro-pop duo J J just dropped a pretty fly mixtape this year for Christmas called Kills , which you can download free from Sincerely Yours . Keeping with the bands style, the mixtape features the soft, ethereal vocals of the lovely Elin Kastlander over remixed uber-pop hits like "Paper Planes", "Empire State of Mind", "Dynamite" and "POWER". Check out the first track off the mixtape, “STILL” featuring Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” MP3: jj - "STILL"
Have you ever tried explaining the appeal of Swedish duo jj to a non-music geek? In our case, lengthy disjointed ramblings about how the band, when they're not delivering some of the most icily sublime dream-pop around, is this mysterious entity who sound like Enya obsessed with Hot 97 and Nahright but don't necessarily outright cover hip hop & R&B as much as they paste bits and pieces of various songs together into these hallucinatory doses of airy, Muzak-styled gorgeousness, usually results in nothing but blank stares and firm, but friendly, replies of "I'll pass". [...]
Mysterious and geeky twosome from Sweden jj released the "Kills" mixtape yesterday, so if you missed it, here's your chance to work off some of that Christmas fattening-up while catching wind of one of Gothenburg's (and maybe music today's) best. The vocals are awesome, the samples are hilarious and, of course, anything that comes from [...]
It’s Christmas Eve and Swedish duo jj has quite the treat for us in the form of a free ten-track mixtape. Accompanied by samples from the likes of Dre, Jay-Z, Biggie, M.I.A. and Yeezy, the new release, kills , definitely has a different sound than jj nº3 , a release that actually killed it. Download the whole mixtape over at Sincerely Yours . I’m not sure if this is going to be considered jj nº4 but I hope that Joakim and Elin make their way back to their sound of old in [...]
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Swedish electronic/dream pop duo jj have colored themselves as sort of huge fans of hip-hop and R&B. Rather than focusing their songwriting and lyrics on that of 'bright and sunny days on the beach' or 'picnicking in the park,' the Gothenberg artists (who have previously toured with The xx ) have a penchant for rapper wordplay and the term 'swag'. Take for example the track "My Way" in which cute-as-a-button vocalist Elin Kastlander superimposes/croons Lil Wayne's bars over an atmospheric layout chockfull of calypso-like beats. The new track "Let Them" further exemplifies the band's care-free take on lyrical content (as [...]
This summer Gothenburg’s Eric Berglund (of The Tough Alliance ) branched off with his solo project ceo and its July debut White Magic . Iluminata is the latest song off the album to be released as a single on his glorious label Sincerely Yours . The 7” vinyl also includes b-side cover of Beyoncé’s “Halo.” Get it here . ceo - Iluminata
The Secretly Canadian signed Swedes has been blowing up the blog world like crazy with their latest single 'Let Them' and for good reason! Yes, this is a bit late on the late side for us, but for those of you that haven't had the privilege of hearing it yet, how could we not post jj 's new track? MP3: Let Them - jj They also released this new vid for their album [...]
Swedish duo jj (Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander) have just released a free single, Let Them , via Gothenburg-based label Sincerely Yours . The single includes two songs— Let Them, which samples Akon, and I’m the One / Money On My Mind that builds off of The xx’s Intro. Head on over to the label’s website to pick up jj’s newest jams. jj are continuing to churn out great tunes— and I must say that I’ve come to expect that from the Scandinavians since the release of their last album jj n° 3 . [...]
Live results for Swedish pop duo jj were very mixed at SXSW and here in Indiana, after their Bloomington play, but there is no denying the recorded work. The duo's new single, released free courtesy of Sincerely Yours , comes with a b-side T.I. cover and The xx sample . MP3 : jj - Let Them MP3 : jj - I’m The One / Money On My Mind
We’ve all come across some scruff ball in the corner of the schoolyard that for one reason or another, you feel an unreserved resentment towards. For me, it was some youf a handful of years my junior whose front teeth fell out before mine. Perhaps you’re still fortunate enough to don school uniforms and be safe in the knowledge that if you rip your linens on asphalt playing fields, they’ll be all stitched up and ready to go by morning. Then you can carry on kicking deflated footballs around the faded boundaries of a tarmac haven. But if you’d traded [...]
We’ve all come across some scruff ball in the corner of the schoolyard that for one reason or another, you feel an unreserved resentment towards. For me, it was some youf a handful of years my junior whose front teeth fell out before mine. Perhaps you’re still fortunate enough to don school uniforms and be safe in the knowledge that if you rip your linens on asphalt playing fields, they’ll be all stitched up and ready to go by morning. Then you can carry on kicking deflated footballs around the faded boundaries of a tarmac haven. But if you’d traded [...]
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