EP2!
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{{Infobox album
| name = EP2!
| type = ep
| artist = JPEGMafia
| cover = JPEGMAFIA EP2 cover art.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2021|2|12}}
| recorded = May–June 2020
| studio = JPEGMafia's home studio
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative R&B|alternative hip hop}}
| length = 17:40
| label = Republic
| producer =
| prev_title = EP!
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = LP!
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = EP2!
| type = ep
| single1 = Last Dance!
| single1date = August 31, 2020
| single2 = Fix Urself!
| single2date = January 29, 2021
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Clash
| rev2 = Loud and Quiet
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web |last1=Higgs |first1=Jo |title=JPEGMAFIA - EP2! Album Review |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/jpegmafia-ep2/ |website=Loud and Quiet |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=15 February 2021}}
| rev3 = NME
}}
EP2! is the third extended play by American rapper and producer JPEGMafia, released February 12, 2021 on Republic Records. It is the follow-up to EP!, a compilation of singles he released throughout 2020. EP2! was supported by two singles: "Last Dance!" and "Fix Urself!".
Background
JPEGMafia released several singles across the span of 2020, and compiled them into an EP, aptly titled EP!. It was released on his Bandcamp page on November 6, and on streaming services with the addition of one extra single on December 10.{{cite web |last1=Caraan |first1=Sophie |title=JPEGMAFIA Compiles Fan Favorites on New Project 'EP!' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/jpegmafia-ep-album-stream |website=HYPEBEAST |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=11 December 2020}} Shortly after the release, he announced EP2! on his Twitter account calling it "triumphant introvert music".
The EP was recorded May or June 2020 "around the time when people were posting black squares"{{cite web |title=JPEGMAFIA - EP2! LIVESTREAM + Q&A |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1238&v=Y0ZIhelIEDA&feature=youtu.be |website=YouTube |quote="I made EP2 hella long ago, probably made that shit around when them corny ass white was posting black squares and shit. I just stored it up and put it in the tank." |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=12 February 2021}} over the course of three weeks, with him saying on Twitter "no samples I just locked myself in a room with a few synthesizers. 3 weeks top to bottom".{{cite web |title=JPEGMAFIA on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/darkskinmanson/status/1360105606359650308 |website=Twitter |access-date=19 February 2021 |quote="no samples I just locked myself in a room with a few synthesizers. 3 weeks top to bottom."}}
Release and promotion
The first single to release was "Last Dance!" on August 31, 2020, calling it the "final one".{{cite web |last1=Schatz |first1=Lake |title=JPEGMAFIA Takes His "LAST DANCE!" on New Single: Stream |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/08/stream-jpegmafia-last-dance-single/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=31 August 2020}} It did not appear on the track listing for EP!, suggesting it was going to release on a different project. On January 29, 2021, he released the single "Fix Urself!" accompanied by a music video.{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=JPEGMAFIA – "FIX URSELF!" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2114489/jpegmafia-fix-urself/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=29 January 2021}} On February 5, he officially announced the release date and track listing. The album released February 12, 2021 and was supported by a YouTube livestream of a pre-recorded performance of the EP, along with a Q&A session afterwards where he answered questions from fans.{{cite web |last1=Kenneally |first1=Cerys |title=JPEGMAFIA drops EP2! ahead of livestream this evening |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/jpegmafia-drops-ep2-ahead-of-livestream-this-evening |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=12 February 2021}}
Track listing
All tracks written and produced by JPEGMafia, except "Panic Room", produced by JPEGMafia and James Blake.{{cite web |title=Credits / EP2! / JPEGMAFIA - TIDAL |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/172594628/credits |website=Tidal |access-date=19 February 2021}}
{{track listing
|title1=Last Dance!
|length1= 2:17
|title2=Intro!
|length2= 0:44
|title3=Fix Urself!
|length3= 3:07
|title4=Keltec!
|length4= 3:04
|title5=This Ones For Us!
|length5=3:04
|title6=Panic Room!
|length6=2:28
|title7=Feed Her!
|length7=2:56
|total_length=17:40
}}
Notes
- All titles are stylized in all caps.
- The Bandcamp version of the EP has "Intro!" and "Fix Urself" combined into one track.{{cite web |title=EP2! - JPEGMAFIA |url=https://jpegmafia.bandcamp.com/album/ep2-2 |website=Bandcamp |access-date=19 February 2021}}