2023 is coming to and end and as usual western media are publishing their best of the year compilations and New Jeans are starting to get positions on their lists, so I decided to create this thread to link their reviews about the EP. If they enter on other lists I will keep updating this thread. Hope You enjoy =)
#0 stands for no-positions (no-ranked year end list)
#0 GQ [UK]'s Best Albums of 2023 - Source
Technically we're bending the rules here, but in many ways, NewJeans' second EP Get Up feels as significant as an album for how it's solidified the rookie girl group (only a year into their career) as the next biggest thing. Steeped in old-school inspirations that pre-date even the teen group's oldest member, Get Up relies on everything from UK garage to Baltimore club beats to back this 6-track record. In a genre that can often favour maximalism, NewJeans stick bravely sparse, mixing their airy vocals with repetitive clapping basslines. The result is something completely unique and hard to walk away from.
#4 The New York Times: Jon Caramanica's Best Albums of 2023 - Source
The most modern, most progressive and most slick pop release of the year is this futurist delight of an EP from the Korean girl group NewJeans, who are adaptable to a host of styles, including sultry R&B and pop-jungle.
#15 Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023 - Source
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#33 Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of 2023 - Source
The five-headed hype machine that took K-pop by storm with their 2022 debut come back even sleeker and smarter with their second EP. This time, NewJeans tap into a nostalgic goodie bag of Y2K-era R&B and U.K. garage/drum-and-bass sounds that puts Get Up in line with recent coups by FKA Twigs and PinkPantheress. (Danish club-pop dreamer Erika de Casier, who co-wrote two-thirds of the EP, is another apt reference.) Even in that context, the sheer concentration of super-elastic hooks and retro-futuristic production on songs like “Super Shy,” “New Jeans,” and “ASAP” is remarkable. Put this up against any other 12 minutes in pop this year, and NewJeans are the odds-on favorites. —S.V.L.
