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  Hear jj Go Higher Than the Sun on New 'Beautiful Life'

  April 4, 2012 – Too often overlooked in the discussion of Sweden's elegantly wasted, capitalization-eschewing indie-pop duo jj is the possibility that they, you know, mean it. That they litter their crystalline Balearic-house jawns with knowing hip-hop references because they genuinely love the music, and want to participate in that culture the only way they can — by expressing their own truth just as unabashedly. …
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  See Rap-Loving Swedish Stoners jj's Unlikely Folkie Protest

  December 15, 2011 – Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander aren't the last two people you'd expect to perform a '60s-style folk protest song — Kanye West and Jay-Z are still on tour, right? — but they might be close. …
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  FREE MUSIC: Gorillaz, Yeasayer, Klaxons + More

  December 27, 2010 – Artists worldwide got into the holiday spirit in 2010, offering up free downloads, brand new videos, and more. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Unreleased Song from Ambient Duo jj

  June 25, 2010 – Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's an appropriate reaction when listening to hot new Swedish duo jj, who are 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: a euphoric sound as soothing as lying on a private beach in St. …
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• jj, 'jj n° 3' (Sincerely Yours/Secretly Canadian)

  March 8, 2010 – Like the vague biographical details of its members, this mysterious Swedish dream-pop band's music remains hazy -- mucho echo, blurry harmonies, soft acoustic instrumentation buoyed by generous synth strings, and a bright white ambience suggesting both sunny Balearic beaches and blinding Scandinavian snowstorms. Yet its emotions are conversely vivid. …
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