Skrillex And Diplo Presents Jack U
by Jack U
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Feb 27, 2015
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Mar 11, 2015
    70
    The combination of pop and EDM is nothing new, but rarely has it felt quite so enjoyable as it does here.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Mar 6, 2015
    70
    Lesser guests are occasionally lost amid the restless drums and ricocheting synths. For listeners, though, getting lost in these tracks is half the fun.
  3. Spin
    Mar 6, 2015
    70
    There's no instantaneous party classics on Jack Ü – no worthy successors to "Turn Down for What" despite its obvious influence, but maybe a "Bubble Butt" or a "Big Bad Wolf." As a guileless continuation of the escapist, dub-tinged blowout that Diplo effortlessly pursued with Major Lazer, it's one of the beatiest prizes of the year so far.
  5. Complex
    Mar 6, 2015
    70
    The end result is a love letter to the world of feels, and a great escape for heads looking to let their freak flag fly.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 6, 2015
    70
    Yet although much of it coasts along on autopilot, it can be outrageously good fun.
  7. Pitchfork
    Mar 6, 2015
    68
    While Jack Ü doesn't exactly roll the ball forward, or do much else to make listeners rethink the principal actors here, it's dumb, loud fun from two architects of the dumbest, loudest fun of the 2000s.

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 73
  3. Negative: 10 out of 73
  1. thaleslucas
    Mar 7, 2015
    8
    This album is amazing, just it. Skrillex and Diplo managed to unite their sounds and produce extremely welcoming and detail music.

    It isn't    This album is amazing, just it. Skrillex and Diplo managed to unite their sounds and produce extremely welcoming and detail music.

    It isn't almost impossible to admit that songs like "Take Ü There", "To Ü", "Jungle Bae", "Mind" and "Where Are Ü Now" were perfectly unified and produced with so many attention, because they are great to hear.

    Bring Kiesza, 2 Chainz, Justin Bieber, AlunaGeorge and Missy Elliott in the same album was a great marketing play by the way. I just loved it too much.    … Full Review »
  2. DubstepListener
    May 3, 2015
    9
    Holy. Damn. This album is AWESOME. Who knew that moombah and dubstep could fuse like this and create epic trap like this? One of the bestHoly. Damn. This album is AWESOME. Who knew that moombah and dubstep could fuse like this and create epic trap like this? One of the best tracks is Febreze, which, regardless of your opinion of 2 Chainz, will make you chuckle unintentionally due to the silly lyrics. Mind is also a gem, including a wonderfully strange duet between Kai and Skrillex accompanied by a bassy, pulsading drop. I don't even know why I'm telling you what to listen to. Just buy the whole thing and listen to it! You will not be disappointed.… Full Review »
  3. heisenburg3r
    Mar 7, 2015
    7
    I owned the album from iTunes. Skrillex and Diplo well done. It deserves 7. It is not like the old skrillex but it is good. I liked Take ÜI owned the album from iTunes. Skrillex and Diplo well done. It deserves 7. It is not like the old skrillex but it is good. I liked Take Ü there, To Ü, Mind and Where Are Ü Now… Full Review »
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