Second Language is the second studio album by South Korean hip hop duo XXX. The album was released on 15 February 2019 through Beasts And Natives Alike.[1]
| Second Language | ||||
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| Released | February 15, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Industrial hip hop | |||
| Length | 34:32 | |||
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| Label | Beasts And Natives Alike (BANA) | |||
| Producer | FRNK | |||
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Background
editAfter the huge success of their first studio album Language, XXX recorded their next album, and the cover art was released on Beasts And Natives Alike's official website on 31 January 2019.[1] They also had an exhibition of the same name produced with designer Lee Kwangho.[2][3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| IZM |    [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[5] |
| Rhythmer | [6] |
Kim Doheon of IZM reviewed "The second utterance of the flexible XXX shows that they also harboured a glimmer of hope in pessimism."[4] Joshua Minsoo Kim of Pitchfork described the album as "They find a catch, powerful zone to serve up the invisible."[5]
Track listing
editAll lyrics written by Kim Ximya; all tracks produced by Frnk.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (무뢰배)" | 2:40 |
| 2. | "We Are (우린)" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Ooh Ah (우아)" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Bougie" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "FAD" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Scale Model" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Language" | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Fine (괜찮아)" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Done (다했어)" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Desk Job (사무직)" | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 34:32 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Park, Sooin (2019-02-01). "XXX 정규 'LANGUAGE' 2CD 더블앨범, 15일 발매". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Herman, Tamar (2019-02-15). "XXX Release 'Second Language' Album: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Kim, Yooyoung (2019-03-07). "이광호와 XXX가 만든 <SECOND LANGUAGE> 감상법". Indiepost (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ a b Kim, Doheon (April 2019). "SECOND LANGUAGE - IZM". IZM. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ a b Kim, Joshua Minsoo (2019-02-27). "XXX: Second Language Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Hwang, Dooha (2019-03-23). "XXX - Second Language". Rhythmer. Retrieved 2023-10-11.