4imaginaryboys presents the critically acclaimed Swedish ambient-indie electropop sensation, JJ, for a one-night-only concert at Helipad in Singapore. JJ will perform on 12 February 2011 (Saturday) as one of their two stops in Asia. Tickets for the Singapore show are available at SGD35 till 11 February 2011, and SGD45 at the door on 12 February 2011. Ticket sales will be available from 22th January at 4imaginaryboys.wordpress.com and LEFTFOOT Click Here!">CINELEISURE (cash mode only).
About JJ
Who is JJ? That was the question on everybody’s mind when JJ first started out. Sweden’s JJ quietly released one of 2009's most critically-acclaimed albums. The album was named jj nº 2 and it was the group’s debut full-length (their first single was jj nº 1, released in the same year). Both the debut single and album received countless accolades from critics including a Best New Music inclusion from Pitchfork Media with ratings of 8 and 8.6 respectively. At the end of 2009, Paste named jj n° 2 “The Year’s Greatest Click Here!">Musical Obscurity” and The Washington Post named the album the second best pop album of the year in front of Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion and behind Maxwell’s BLACKsummers’night.
Despite all the media attention, the duo (Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander) kept themselves shrouded in mystery, allowing their music to do the talking. All the fans and critics had were a tastefully enigmatic presentation of their music and a distinctive sonic hallmark in the form of Elin’s achingly beautiful smooth alto.
SPIN Magazine rightfully described JJ as “pushing the boundaries of ambient music with a combo of indie pop, acid house, new age, electro, hip-hop, and Caribbean elements, all paired with singer Elin Kastlander’s aching vocals. The result: an euphoric sound as soothing as lying on a private beach in St. Barts.”
Influential British music magazine, NME, said: “For us, discovering JJ is how we’ve learned to connect with this higher state we knew was there but couldn’t reach before.” and had them as one of the “50 Best New Bands of 2010?.
Aside from their official releases, JJ has also done several covers and new takes on contemporary songs. For example, the hip hop loving duo recorded covers of Akon’s “Troublemaker”, Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” and most recently, The Dream’s “Right Side of My Brain” with the title changed to “No More You” and a mash up of The xx’s “Intro” and Lil Wayne’s “Money In My Mind” titled “I’m The One/ Money On My Mind”.
On Christmas Eve 2010, JJ released their 3rd album, Kills, completely for free, as a direct download, at Sincerely Yours website. It is a mixtape featuring re-workings of famous tracks by Kayne West, Dr Dre, M.I.A., Jay-Z and Akon. After just three days since being released, Kills had been downloaded more than 30,000 times, a number generated from only two of the several file hosting services.
From March to April 2010, JJ was the specially invited supporting act for the US nationwide tour of the 2010 Mercury Prize winner, The xx. Following the US tour, JJ went on a minor tour through Europe with dates in Italy, France and Belgium among others.
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