jj - "Ecstasy"

The debut by Swedish jj has received positive reviews across the board. The album borrows from a number of different genres but does so in a slow, almost trip-hop-like way. Upon a listen, jj no 2 is little more than a good chillout offering (imagine a "chill" album from something whose cover art looks like this). But there was one moment that stuck out immediately early on, it was a pop-sounding synth running on 1/8 notes with an all too recognizable bass/drum line. And anyone who even walked by a bar/club or listening to any sort of top 40 radio station during the summer of 2008 will also recognize it; Lil Wayne's (ugh) "Lollipop." By immulating the track (with dreamy vocals which still manage to keep the party theme intact), it is pretty sweet how such a club song could be both: a dreamy piece of indie pop as well as have enough of a beat to keep heads bouncing.