Julia Jacklin Readies New Album The Gem

The Story

Julia Jacklin has announced a new album, The Gem. The Australian singer-songwriter will share the Pre Pleasure follow-up on September 25 via her new label, 4AD. Below, listen to the first single “Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon).”

“I want to love and be loved, but I also want to be free. The tension between those two things has been the central question of my life,” Jacklin said in press materials.“The Gem felt like a metaphor for the whole process, because a lot of it did feel like digging. I felt like I was doing it almost in the dark, just trusting I was going to find something.”

The Gem is titled after a pub and live music venue in Melbourne, where Jacklin moved from Sydney in 2017. She and her band recorded the album in a hotel room-turned-studio space located right above the bar. Jacklin will tour The Gem across North America and Europe from October through early 2027.

Read about the Pre Pleasure single “Lydia Wears a Cross” at No. 94 in The 100 Best Songs of 2022.

The Gem:01 Brand New02 God Sometimes03 If I Had the Hand of God04 The Hardest Thing05 Angel Vision06 Real Life07 Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)08 You Turned on the Tap09 Walk on Me10 I Wish [ft. The Maes]

Original report

Pitchfork

Read full story

Cookie Preferences

We believe privacy is a right, not a trade-off. Choose exactly what you're comfortable with. You can change these any time. Full privacy policy.

Essential Always on

Required for the site to function

Session management, security tokens, login state, and your cookie preference itself. These cannot be turned off. No personal data is shared with third parties.

Analytics Optional

Helps us understand what content you enjoy

We use anonymised analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) to see which articles perform well, how long people spend reading, and where traffic comes from. This helps us write better content. Your IP address is anonymised and no data is sold.

Personalisation Optional

Remembers your preferences across visits

Remembers your reading preferences and recently read articles so we can surface relevant content. All data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers.

Advertising Optional

Used to show relevant ads that support the site

Allows advertising partners to show you ads based on your interests. If you decline, you'll still see ads but they won't be tailored to you. We work with Google AdSense and similar networks. You can opt out globally at youronlinechoices.eu.