WP2

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| name = WP2

| type = studio

| artist = Walking Papers

| cover = File:WalkingPapers_WP2.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|2018|01|19}}

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| genre = Rock

| length = {{Duration|m=61|s=42}}

| label = Loud and Proud

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| prev_title = Walking Papers

| prev_year = 2013

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WP2 is the second album by the American rock band Walking Papers, released on January 19, 2018.{{cite web |title=WALKING PAPERS Featuring DUFF MCKAGAN: 'WP2' Album Due in January |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/walking-papers-featuring-duff-mckagan-wp2-album-due-in-january/ |website=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=19 June 2018 |date=14 November 2017}} The album was recorded in 2015, but delayed until 2018 due to bassist Duff McKagan's commitments with Guns N' Roses.{{cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Neil Z. |title=Review: WP2 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wp2-mw0003127066 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=19 June 2018}} Band member and main songwriter Jeff Angell stated that the album "perfectly captures the raw, explosive energy of a band primed from extensive touring while at the same time achieving the polish and elevation that comes from experimenting in the studio."{{cite web |last1=Childers |first1=Chad |title=Walking Papers Announce January 2018 Release for Explosive 'WP2′ Album |url=http://loudwire.com/walking-papers-january-2018-wp2-album/ |publisher=Loudwire |accessdate=19 June 2018 |date=15 November 2017}}

Classic Rock Magazine called the album "a heady and timeless cocktail of dusty blues, atmospheric grunge and classic rock’n’roll that has the history of their home town Seattle and decades of road-worn experience woven deep into its fibres."{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Emma |title=Walking Papers - WP2 album review |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/walking-papers-wp2-album-review |publisher=Classic Rock |accessdate=19 June 2018 |date=1 February 2018}} AllMusic described the album as "Packed with enough dirty guitar riffs to fill a smoky roadside bar," and "another dose of no-nonsense rock & roll from the Seattle-based group," while another reviewer praised the album as "a culmination of groove-infused, songwriting maturity."{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=James |title=Interview: Jeff Angell Discusses New Walking Papers album, 'WP2' |url=https://www.axs.com/interview-jeff-angell-discusses-new-walking-papers-album-wp2-127141 |publisher=AXS |accessdate=19 June 2018 |date=11 January 2018}}

On its year-end best-50-albums-of-2018 list, Classic Rock placed WP2 at number 22.{{Cite web |author1=Classic Rock |date=2018-12-29 |title=Classic Rock's 50 Best Albums Of 2018 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/classic-rocks-50-best-albums-of-2018 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=louder |language=en}}