Wicked City (EP)

Wicked City is an EP by English duo Jockstrap. It was released on June 19, 2020, under Warp Records.[3]

Wicked City
EP by
Released19 June 2020 (2020-06-19)
GenreElectropop,[1] experimental,[1] art pop[1]
Length20:48
LabelWarp
Jockstrap chronology
Love Is the Key to the City
(2018)
Wicked City
(2020)
Beavercore
(2020)
Singles from Wicked City
  1. "Acid"
    Released: 4 February 2020[2]
  2. "The City"
    Released: 28 April 2020[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Beats Per Minute81%[6]
Clash8/10[7]
DIY[8]
Loud and Quiet9/10[9]
NME[10]

Critical reception

Wicked City was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 6 reviews.[4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 81 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews.[11]

Track listing

Wicked City track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Robert" (with Injury Reserve)3:30
2."Acid"3:50
3."Yellow in Green"3:17
4."The City"4:44
5."City Hell"5:27

References

  1. "Jockstrap's 'Wicked City' is an Unfolding of Boundaries". 16 July 2020.
  2. "Acid – Single by Jockstrap". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. Bloom, Madison (28 April 2020). "Jockstrap Announce New Wicked City EP, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. Hakimian, Rob (24 June 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. Ross, Gemma (19 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. Wright, Lisa (4 June 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. Skala, Jemima (15 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. Cartledge, Luke (17 June 2020). "Jockstrap – 'Wicked City' EP review: ingenious, invigorating, and like little else right now". NME. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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