BBNG2

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BBNG2
BBNG2 (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
BADBADNOTGOOD
ReleasedApril 3, 2012
Recorded2012
StudioRevolution Recording (Toronto)
GenreInstrumental hip hop, post-bop, electronica
Length60:55
LabelSelf-released
BADBADNOTGOOD chronology
BBNGLive 2
(2012) 		BBNG2
(2012) 		III
(2014)
Singles from BBNG2
  1. "Flashing Lights" / "UWM"
    Released: January 18, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Indie Current(very positive)[1]
Prefix Mag8.5/10 stars[2]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5 stars[3]

BBNG2 is the second studio album from Canadian music group BADBADNOTGOOD. It was made available on the band's website as a free download in various formats.[4][5] The album is a mixture of original compositions and covers of Earl Sweatshirt (track 1), Feist (track 4), Tyler, The Creator and Gucci Mane (track 5), James Blake (tracks 4 and 9), Kanye West (track 10), and My Bloody Valentine (track 11). It received generally very positive reviews.

Production and release[]

Following their prolific first year as a band, which saw the release of the viral Odd Future Sessions, an EP, two live albums, and their debut album BBNG, the group self-released their sophomore album on April 3, 2012.[6] The group made the album available for free download online.

The entire album was recorded in one ten hour recording session at Revolution Recordings in Toronto, with the group making a note that "no one above the age of 21 was involved in the making of this album."[6] The album included more original material than their first album as well as reworked versions of the previously released songs "Rotten Decay" and "Bastard/Lemonade." This album also contained two collaborative tracks, one featuring Luan Phung and the other with future band member Leland Whitty.

Reception[]

Main articles: BadBadNotGood § Reception, and BadBadNotGood § Style

This album received more mainstream coverage than any of the band's previous releases, including features in The Guardian's New Band of the Week and NPR's Song of the Day.[7][8][9] The album received positive critical reviews, with Prefix Mag calling the album a "decisive turning point" and Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop celebrating the band's new sounds and strong improvisations and solos, saying that they were "doing fantastic things for jazz;"[10][11] he gave the album a 9/10 review, his second-highest rated album of the year.[12]

This album also marked the first time the jazz community took notice of BadBadNotGood, with some taking offense of the group, resulting in a conversation between jazz critics on the band's right to play and call themselves jazz.[13]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Earl (feat. Leland Whitty)" (Earl Sweatshirt cover)Thebe Kgositsile, Tyler Okonma3:38
2."Vices"Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski4:40
3."Rotten Decay"Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski6:31
4."Limit to Your Love" (Feist cover)Feist, Jason "Gonzales" Charles Beck4:30
5."Bastard/Lemonade" (Tyler, the Creator / Gucci Mane cover)Okonma, Radric Davis, Shondrae Crawford7:04
6."CHSTR"Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski5:25
7."UWM (feat. Leland Whitty)"Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski6:02
8."DMZ"Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski5:12
9."CMYK" (James Blake cover)James Blake, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Stephen Garrett, Timothy Mosley5:16
10."Flashing Lights" (Kanye West cover)Kanye West, Eric Hudson7:16
11."You Made Me Realise (feat. Luan Phung)" (My Bloody Valentine cover)Kevin Shields5:21
Total length:60:55

Personnel[]

BADBADNOTGOOD

Other music

  • Leland Whitty - saxophone (tracks 1 & 7)
  • Luan Phung - electric guitar (track 11)
Technical
  • Matthew Tavares - mixing, mastering
  • Matt MacNeil - engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Jack Clow - engineer
Artwork
  • Connor Olthuis - photography, art design
  • Sam Zaret - art design

References[]

  1. ^ http://indiecurrent.com/badbadnotgood-bbng2-album-review
  2. ^ http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/badbadnotgood/bbng2/64006/
  3. ^ https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/49024/BADBADNOTGOOD-BBNG2/
  4. ^ Barton, Chris (April 17, 2012). "The Odd Future-endorsed sound of BadBadNotGood comes to the Mint". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Dart, Chris (April 24, 2012). "Sound Advice: BBNG2 by Badbadnotgood". Torontoist.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "BBNG2, by BADBADNOTGOOD". BADBADNOTGOOD. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. ^ "New band of the day – No 1,252: BADBADNOTGOOD". the Guardian. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  8. ^ "BADBADNOTGOOD: A Moody Jazz-Hop Think Piece". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  9. ^ "Who Is BadBadNotGood?". Complex. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  10. ^ Mejia, Paula. "BBNG2 | Prefixmag.com". Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  11. ^ Fantano, Anthony (April 5, 2012). BADBADNOTGOOD- BBNG2 ALBUM REVIEW (video). The Needle Drop.
  12. ^ "The Needle Drop's Best Albums of 2012". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  13. ^ Dean-Harris, Anthony (2012-04-05). "How Do We Solve a Problem Like BBNG?". Nextbop. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

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