Crushing

COLOUR: Album cover picture disc.  EXTRAS: Numbered, limited edition.

With her evocative, uneasy debut album, Don't Let the Kids Win, singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin found critical and a certain amount of commercial success, reaching the Top 50 of the album chart in her native Australia. The follow-up, Crushing, is also intimate and narrative-based but manages to raise the stakes on intimacy. That's due in large part to the subject matter but also a recording directive to leave in natural sounds like breaths, instrument creaks, and refingering squeaks. 

Crushing is an emotionally honest reflection of female autonomy and relationships, featuring soft-spoken, candid narratives and a mix of solo and full-band arrangements.