I Love You Jennifer B

I Love You Jennifer B
Studio album by
Jockstrap
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

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

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
[17]
DIY DIY's Albums of 2022
1
[18]
Gigwise Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2022
23
[19]
The Line of Best Fit The 50 Best Albums of 2022
6
[20]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2022
14
[21]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2022
33
[22]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022
15
[23]
The Skinny The Skinny's Top Ten Albums of 2022
7
[24]
Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 2022
27
[25]
Under the Radar The 100 Best Albums of 2022
30
[26]

Track listing

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

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

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

  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.