“The singer bottles 30-something triumphs and terrors into a capsule of characteristically exquisite indie rock”
“Julia Jacklin is a confessional singer-songwriter, with all the trouble that brings: the need to produce pain on schedule; the compromised boundaries. But this wry, canny Australian shrugs at these tropes and keeps mining her life for discomfort on her assured third album, Pre Pleasure. It’s a record about the impossibility of communication, and never quite solving your problems. I Was Neon catalo”
“On Julia Jacklin’s impressive third album there’s a recurring lyrical motif of looking in the mirror, and the singer-songwriter understands what she sees. “Been staring at my own reflection,” she sings with a nimble cadence on ‘Ignore Tenderness’, “ever since I was 13 I’ve been pulled in every direction”. There have been obviously turbulent years since, but across these 10 songs they’re processed ”
“The Australian songwriter’s empathetic, understated rock songs sift through a litany of relationships and beliefs, seeking a balance between thinking about life and actually living it.”
“PRE PLEASURE is a testament to Julia Jacklin’s growth”
