Avner - Besatt / Bed för mig (kjj edit)

There's a new Avner/jj video/remix thing at Sincerely Yours: http://www.sincerelyyours.se/video/yours0125.html
Also check out the new Avner video for "Besatt": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTY2ebXYqbQ

Pfork best albums of 2009, pt. 1

The first half of Pitchfork's top 50 albums of 2009 are posted and Scandinavian artists featured so far include jj (#35) and Röyksopp (#30): http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/

Top 10s for 2009: It's a Trap!

Fever Ray and jj in Pitchfork's top 50 tracks

Fever Ray and jj are both in the top 50 of Pitchforks top tracks of 2009 list: http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/

PopMatters top albums of 2009

Jonsi and Alex, jj and Fever Ray all made it to PopMatters' top albums of 2009 list: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117680-best-60-albums-of-2009

JJ to tour US with XX

Sincerely Yours artists JJ are touring the US in the spring with XX:

03-22 - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA
03/24 - The Earl, Atlanta, GA
03/25 - Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC
03/28 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC
03/29 - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, Philadelphia, PA
04/05 - Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
04/06 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, IN

Considering the timeframe, I'd assume a SXSW appearance is in the works as well.

JJ - Baby (video)

Gorilla vs Bear has uncovered that the new JJ video posted by Sincerely Yours earlier today is a cover of "Baby" by Lorentz and M. Sakarias: http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-jj-baby.html

JJ video montage

Sincerely Yours' latest release is a video montage from JJ featuring the tracks "Things will never be the same again", "Intermezzo" and "My Love": http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0119.php

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. The Bear Quartet
02. Kings of Convenience
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Taken By Trees
05. JJ
06. Lake Heartbeat
07. Hello Saferide
08. Markus Krunegård
09. Kent
10. The Tough Alliance

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JJ hype extends to PopMatters

PopMatters piles more praise and hype on JJ in their review of "n° 2": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110266-jj-jj-n-2/

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Mew
02. Jenny Wilson
03. Kristofer Åström
04. Kent
05. Håkan Hellström
06. Montt Mardié
07. Love Is All
08. JJ
09. Sally Shapiro
10. The Bear Quartet

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Pitchfork loves JJ

JJ's album "n° 2", Sincerely Yours' latest release, gets the "Best New Music" tag at Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13326-jj-n-2/

More Swedish pop tracks at Pitchfork

JJ in the Pitchfork track reviews: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11369-ecstasy/
Also, Lake Heartbeat in the Forkcast: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13106-mystery/

Sincerely Yours presents JJ full-length CD

Sincerely Yours' latest release is a new full-length album from JJ entitled "No. 2": http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0115.php

JJ - From Africa to Málaga

Sincerely Yours has a new single from JJ for free download/donation entitled "From Africa to Málaga": http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0113.php