I Love You Jennifer B

I Love You Jennifer B
Studio album by
Released9 September 2022
RecordedEngland
GenreArt pop[1]
Length44:11
LabelRough Trade
ProducerTaylor Skye
Jockstrap chronology
Beavercore
(2020)
I Love You Jennifer B
(2022)
I<3UQTINVU
(2023)
Singles from I Love You Jennifer B
  1. "50/50"
    Released: 17 November 2021
  2. "Concrete Over Water"
    Released: 11 April 2022
  3. "Glasgow"
    Released: 14 June 2022
  4. "Greatest Hits"
    Released: 8 November 2022

I Love You Jennifer B is the debut studio album by British experimental pop band Jockstrap.[2] It was released through Rough Trade Records in September 2022 and received critical acclaim. It debuted and peaked at number 57 in the UK Albums Chart.[3] The album was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize.[4]

A remix album, I<3UQTINVU, was released on 3 November 2023.

Recording

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On 14 June 2022, Jockstrap announced their debut LP titled I Love You Jennifer B along with the release of the album's third single "Glasgow". In a statement, Taylor Skye stated that "Glasgow" is the band's "coming of age, moving forward, long-distance, traveling, beautiful bosk, wonderful thicket song."[5] According to the band, the album consists of a "collection of Jockstrap tracks that have been three years in the making. Everything on it is pretty singular sounding so we hope there is a track on there for everyone and something that speaks to you and says 'I'm a banger'."[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic89/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Clash9/10[9]
DIY[10]
Loud and Quiet10/10[11]
MusicOMH[12]
NME[13]
Pitchfork8.4/10[14]
PopMatters9/10[15]
The Skinny[16]
Year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Clash Clash's Albums of The Year
3
DIY DIY's Albums of 2022
1
Gigwise Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2022
23
The Line of Best Fit The 50 Best Albums of 2022
6
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2022
14
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2022
33
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022
15
The Skinny The Skinny's Top Ten Albums of 2022
7
Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 2022
27
Under the Radar The 100 Best Albums of 2022
30

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Georgia Ellery; all music is composed by Jockstrap (Ellery and Taylor Skye)

I Love You Jennifer B track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Neon"3:45
2."Jennifer B"4:19
3."Greatest Hits"4:27
4."What's It All About?"2:44
5."Concrete Over Water"6:09
6."Angst"3:01
7."Debra"4:54
8."Glasgow"5:34
9."Lancaster Court"4:12
10."50/50" (Extended Mix)5:03
Total length:44:11

Personnel

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Jockstrap

  • Georgia Ellery
  • Taylor Skye

Other performers

  • Victoria Farrell-Reed, Nina Lim, Ivelina Ivanova, Gwyneth Helmes, Annie-May Page, Camille Saïd, Ella Fox, William Clark, Dom Ingham, Zoe Hodi, Nazli Erdogan, Johanna Burnheart, Freya Hicks, Isobel Doncaster, Sally Belcher, Felix Stephens, Evie Coplan, Jonah Spindel – strings
  • Angus Webster – conductor[27]

Charts

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Chart performance for I Love You Jennifer B
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 57
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29] 3

References

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  1. ^ url=https://musicainstantanea.com.br/critica-jockstrap-i-love-you-jennifer-b/
  2. ^ Reilly, Nick (14 June 2022). "Jockstrap announce debut album 'I Love You Jennifer B'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ Snapes, Laura (27 July 2023). "Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead's record for most nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (14 June 2022). "Jockstrap Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ Daly, Rhian (14 June 2022). "Jockstrap announce debut album 'I Love You Jennifer B'". NME. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ "I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ Booton, James (9 September 2022). "Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B". Clash. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. ^ Taylor, Chris (9 September 2022). "Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B". DIY. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  11. ^ Kinney, Fergal (6 September 2022). "Jockstrap – I Love you Jennifer B". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  12. ^ Murphy, John (9 September 2022). "Jockstrap – I Love you Jennifer B". MusicOMH. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  13. ^ Pilley, Max (7 September 2022). "Jockstrap – 'I Love You Jennifer B' review: a magical, bewitching debut – and one of the year's best". NME. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  14. ^ Bloom, Madison. "Jockstrap I Love You Jennifer B". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  15. ^ Miller, Brandon (26 September 2022). "Jockstrap Stretch Pop Music and the Notation of Genre". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  16. ^ Butchard, Skye (5 September 2022). "Jockstrap – I Love you Jennifer B". The Skinny. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Clash Albums of the Year 2022". Clash. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  18. ^ Wright, Lisa (12 December 2022). "DIY''s Albums of 2022". DIY. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  19. ^ Way, Emma (19 December 2022). "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2022". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  20. ^ Albinson, Amy (5 December 2022). "The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  21. ^ Pilley, Max (9 December 2022). "The 50 best albums of 2022". NME. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  22. ^ Russell, Scott (21 November 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Paste. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  23. ^ Berman, Stuart (6 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  24. ^ Wade, Lewis (8 December 2022). "The Skinny's Top Ten Albums of 2022". The Skinny. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  25. ^ Lyons-Burt, Charles (7 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  26. ^ Gourlay, Dom (23 December 2022). "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2022 Part 1". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Jockstrap – 'I Love You Jennifer B' Orchestral Recording by Rosie Marks". 30 August 2022 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2022.