Stockholm lazy-pop duo jj made you a mixtape full of their favourite jams, but dropped it in the bath or something; it’s just a little sultry! It’s still good, it’s still good!
Sincerely Yours
It’s Christmas Eve, jj kills
As promised some weeks ago by Sincerely Yours, here’s jj’s new album slash mixtape. Featuring tracks from Dr Dre, M.I.A, Jay-Z sliced up with new vocal cuts from Elin Kastlander. Download the entire thing inside.
ceo: ‘Iluminata’
Marcus Söderlund returns to the directors chair for the new clip for the latest single to be lifted off ceo’s stunning debut White Magic. ‘Iluminata’ is out now on 7″ vinyl and is available to purchase via Sincerely Yours b/w new track ‘Halo’.
jj back with new material, sample The xx
“Fuck all you hoes, get a grip” – and so Elin Kastlander opens the new jj track ‘Let Them’ with her ice cold croon and marks the return of the elusive yet no less prolific Swedish wunderkinds. A re-imagining of T.I’s ‘Let ‘Em Talk’, early repeated listenings rank this as the finest moment of the duo’s short career.
Sail A Whale x Korallreven: ‘The Truest Whale’
We had the exclusive first play of Sail A Whale’s remix of Korallreven’s ‘The Truest Faith’ way back on July’s podcast. Whether summer or winter, this is a fair weathered remix – quite possibly the finest these ears have heard all year. Today, four months on, we have the stunning video plus some hazy info on a forthcoming Sincerely Yours / Acéphale release.
SOTD #123 // Sail A Whale: ‘love(the-dream)king’
“This is an art of love”. Sail A Whale’s Sebastian Rozenberg and David Kyhlberg return with ‘love(thed-ream)king’ a sonic exploration where dream-like pop gets up close and personal with the sex and swagger of slow R&B grooves.
ceo – White Magic
‘White Magic’ is the sound of Eric Berglund racing around his mind, facing demons with energy and spirit, extinguishing them with pop. And as interesting as the structure of the record may be, with its seductive themes and offbeat ideas, its most enduring quality is the power of the music – put simply, it’s a great pop record.
SOTD #99 // ceo: ‘Everything Is Gonna Be Alright’
‘Everything’s Gonna be Alright’ is more of an extended snatch of sound than a song, drifting in and fading out, scorching the aural receptors with a feint, ashy residue of solar glare, sand between the toes and a pleasing nicotine whiff.
TLOBF Interview // jj
Every step towards jj takes you a step further away. Sometimes the aim for reality feels too unrealistic. Sometimes you just have to indulge in distractions, escapes, and illusions to be able to stand this excuse for an existence, and that’s just what they do.
The Honeydrips call it a day, release one final song
Sad news. The Honeydrips, makers of one of the 21st centuries greatest pop albums Here Comes The Future, have called it a day.
ceo: ‘Come With Me’
This is what we’ve been waiting for. The first single to be lifted from the forthcoming ceo album ‘White Magic’. Watch the Marcus Söderulund directed video inside, plus grab the mp3.
[Stream] Kendal Johansson: ‘Blue Moon’
There’s a certain triumphant quality to the track, even though the pace is that of a snail, it has the same ‘punch the sky’ *vibe* as The Waterboys’ ‘The Whole Of The Moon’… Except this Moon is drenched in lush tropical beats rather than brash Celtic flava.
[Download] jj: “Ceo Birthday”
Sincerely Yours quietly put out their latest offering from jj this morning. Perhaps an off-cut from their new album n° 3, “Ceo Birthday” is a four minute ballad, focusing on the quieter more intimate side to the Stockholm based duo.
Memory Tapes – Cargo, London 13/03/10
What comes next for Hawke will be very interesting – he has the weight of expectation upon him, not only to top his first record but to flesh out the live show with more musicians and a longer set.
[Video] jj: “Let Go”
Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander the two mysterious figures behind jj finally revealed themselves to the world today with their debut video for “Let Go”.
jj reveal two brand new songs, download both inside
It was back in the fall of 2008 when they had both lost their virginity to insanity and were looking for moments of clarity. A plane to Spain felt like a reasonable opportunity.
