Artist: Julia Jacklin Added 9-7-22
Album: Pre Pleasure (2022)
Label: Polyvinyl
Try: 1, 2, 4(!!), 6, 7(!!), 9(!), 10 FCC Clean
It’s sad-girl-music season! (which is all the seasons) If you know any of the names in the RIYL below, you almost definitely at least know of Julia Jacklin, indie pop / indie folk musician hailing from Australia. Jacklin made her big splash in the indie scene with her sophomore LP Crushing (2018), which brought her greater recognition in the indie-folk circle. Her style melds confessional folk with indie pop, much akin to Adrianne Lenker’s work, both solo and with Big Thief. Her classical vocal training is noticeable in the smooth, almost R&B style calmness of her vocals, and her lyrics are basically confessional poetry. Some tracks (like #2, #4, #9) are more upbeat, rockier, like Lucy Dacus’ newer stuff, while other tracks (like #6 & #7), are slower, calling to you as the sound travels home to your heart. Other tracks run in-between, starting off softer and building into louder orchestral swells. RIYL Faye Webster, Alice Phoebe Lou, Aldous Harding, Haley Heynderickx, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Big Thief - DC
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