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- Summary: The second full-length solo release for Canadian indie pop artist was self-recorded and features contributions from Jessica Delisle (who is part of their side project Energy Slime).
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- Record Label: Mint Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Jul 6, 2016Jay II is a mysterious, endlessly enjoyable collection of songs that reveal more and more with subsequent listens.
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Jul 6, 2016Jay Arner may be something of a misanthrope, but he cares enough to make great pop records for the world at large, and Jay II's juxtaposition of form and content only makes its pleasures more intriguing.
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Jul 6, 2016There’s no laundry list of injustices or outrages to be found here: just an uber-compressed pop rune that muses on the sheer, disorienting helplessness that results from realizing that we’ll never be able to help everyone. Maybe, just maybe, stolid songcraft can be rescue enough.
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Jul 6, 2016The tongue-in-cheekness can create a distance that prevents the songs from hitting hard and/or stirring up your feelings. But you can still sit back and appreciate Arner's songwriting craft, knack for memorable hooks, the intelligent places his songs go to, his and Delisle's harmonic chops and the lo-fi production aesthetic that speaks to a talent for doing a lot with a little.