Ooh you’ve gotta love a little mystery. jj are… well, that’s just it, hardly anyone knows who jj are. The only facts in print are that they are Swedish, come from the Sincerely Yours label (home to Air France), released an EP (jj n°1) and an album (jj n°2) in 2009 and make woozy concept pop rich in mellow moments and beguiling rhythms. Some of it’s original, some minimalist covers (check out Ecstacy, below, built around the beats of Lil’ Wayne’s Lollipop.
Intrigued? Good news, then: there’s now the chance to find out more: jj are playing the excellent Luminaire in Kilburn on Wednesday 17 February. Details and tickets here.
[...] presents during Yuletide, but the best of the bunch came from those Swedish mystery maestros jj, who produced Kills, a guns-and-glitter themed mixtape, bursting with their love for US hip-hop. [...]