Wicked City (EP)

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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]

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

Critical reception[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jockstrap's 'Wicked City' is an Unfolding of Boundaries". 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Acid – Single by Jockstrap". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bloom, Madison (28 April 2020). "Jockstrap Announce New Wicked City EP, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "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.