I Love You Jennifer B

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I Love You Jennifer B
Jockstrap I Love You Jennifer B Album Cover.webp
Studio album by
Released9 September 2022
RecordedEngland
Genre Art pop [1]
Length44:11
Label Rough Trade
Producer Taylor 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]

Contents

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
Metacritic 89/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Clash 9/10 [9]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Loud and Quiet 10/10 [11]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [14]
PopMatters 9/10 [15]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [16]
Year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef.
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

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

Other performers

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

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