Second Language (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Second Language
| type = studio
| artist = XXX
| cover = Cover of XXX's album Second Language.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2019|2|15}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Industrial hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=34|s=32}}
| language = {{flatlist|
- Korean
- English}}
| label = Beasts And Natives Alike (BANA)
| producer = FRNK
| prev_title = Language
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
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.{{cite news |title=XXX 정규 'LANGUAGE' 2CD 더블앨범, 15일 발매|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201902011234018010 |last1=Park |first1=Sooin |access-date=2023-10-11 |work=Newsen |date=2019-02-01 |language=ko}}
Background
After 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. They also had an exhibition of the same name produced with designer Lee Kwangho.{{cite magazine |title=XXX Release 'Second Language' Album: Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/xxx-second-language-album-stream-8498646/ |last1=Herman |first1=Tamar |access-date=2023-10-11 |magazine=Billboard |date=2019-02-15 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=이광호와 XXX가 만든
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = IZM
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |title=SECOND LANGUAGE - IZM |url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=29554&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1&view_sort=1 |last1=Kim |first1=Doheon |website=IZM |access-date=2023-10-11 |date=April 2019 }}
| rev2 = Pitchfork
| rev2score = 7.5/10{{cite web |title=XXX: Second Language Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/xxx-second-language/ |last1=Kim |first1= Joshua Minsoo |website=Pitchfork |access-date=2023-10-11 |date=2019-02-27 }}
| rev3 = Rhythmer
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |title=XXX - Second Language |url=http://board.rhythmer.net/src/go.php?n=18619&m=view&c=16&s=review |last1=Hwang |first1=Dooha |website=Rhythmer |access-date=2023-10-11 |date=2019-03-23 }}
}}
Kim Doheon of IZM reviewed "The second utterance of the flexible XXX shows that they also harboured a glimmer of hope in pessimism." Joshua Minsoo Kim of Pitchfork described the album as "They find a catch, powerful zone to serve up the invisible."
Track listing
All lyrics written by Kim Ximya; all tracks produced by Frnk.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Intro (무뢰배)
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = We Are (우린)
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = Ooh Ah (우아)
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Bougie
| length4 = 3:03
| title5 = FAD
| length5 = 2:41
| title6 = Scale Model
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = Language
| length7 = 4:34
| title8 = Fine (괜찮아)
| length8 = 3:04
| title9 = Done (다했어)
| length9 = 3:40
| title10 = Desk Job (사무직)
| length10 = 4:15
| all_writing =
| total_length = 34:32
}}