Love 2 | ||||
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Studio album by Air | ||||
Released | 2 October 2009 (iTunes Store) 5 October 2009 (Europe) 6 October 2009 (US) |
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Recorded | Atlas Studio | |||
Genre | Electronica | |||
Length | 46:06 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Air | |||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | (B) |
Allmusic | |
BBC Music | (mixed) |
CHARTattack | |
The Independent | |
Pitchfork Media | (4.0/10) |
Rolling Stone | |
Slant Magazine | |
Spin | |
The Times | |
URB |
Love 2 is the fifth studio album by French music duo Air. The album was released on 30 September 2009 in Japan and in the first week of October in the rest of the world. It is the first production recorded at their own recording facility, Atlas Studio.
On 6 July 2009, a viral single, "Do the Joy", was made available as a free download to existing Air newsletter subscribers. The album's first proper single "Sing Sang Sung" was released digitally on 25 August 2009. An album mashup was made available to UK newsletter subscribers on 14 September 2009. The album was streamed worldwide for an interactive "listening party" on 28 September 2009, starting at 12:00 CET, for exactly 24 hours. Track names were not shown, but the album was played in order. Fans were also given the opportunity to comment on the album via Facebook, and their comments were displayed adjacent to the media player as well as an updating Google Maps view of where listeners were. The album can also be streamed on Air's MySpace page.
All tracks written by Air except "Au Fond Du Rêve Doré" by Françoise Hardy.