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Jun 14, 2023

Julia Jacklin has just shared a cover of “Shivers,” a track that was originally recorded by Rowland S. Howard and Nick Cave’s band, The Boys Next Door. More

Pitchfork Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup: The Smile, Big Thief, and Bon Iver to Headline

Festival Will Take Place July 21–23 at Chicago’s Union Park; Lineup Also Features Weyes Blood, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Alvvays, and More

Mar 20, 2023

Pitchfork Music Festival has announced their 2023 lineup. The Smile, Big Thief, and Bon Iver will be headlining. Other acts include Weyes Blood, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Alvvays, Nation of Language, and more. More

Dec 23, 2022

Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Magdalena Bay, Ezra Furman, Julia Jacklin, Dumb, and More

Plus Wild Pink and Julien Baker, Stella Donnelly, Whitney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 26, 2022

Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2022. This week there were three strong album tracks, songs from albums released today that weren’t previously put out as pre-release singles, that made the list. More

Aug 26, 2022

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has released a new album, PRE PLEASURE, today via Polyvinyl. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here and also read our review of the album. More

Julia Jacklin Shares New Song “Be Careful With Yourself”

PRE PLEASURE Due Out This Friday via Polyvinyl

Aug 23, 2022

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing a new album, PRE PLEASURE, this Friday via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared its fourth single, “Be Careful With Yourself.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Jessie Ware, Julia Jacklin, Disq, Scout Gillett, and More

Plus Local Natives, Julien Chang, Cass McCombs, Art Moore, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 22, 2022

Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a weak week for new tracks. Don’t get us wrong, we stand behind all the songs that made this week’s main list, there just wasn’t a plethora of other tracks to choose from. More

Julia Jacklin Shares Video for New Song “Love, Try Not to Let Go”

PRE PLEASURE Due Out August 26 via Polyvinyl

Jul 19, 2022

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing a new album, PRE PLEASURE, on August 26 via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared its third single, “Love, Try Not to Let Go,” via a video for the song shot in one take. Jacklin co-directed the video with regular collaborator Nick Mckk. More

15 Best Songs of the Week: The Beths, Naima Bock, Bartees Strange, Julia Jacklin, and More

Plus Jockstrap, Dry Cleaning, Marlon Williams, Whitney, Preoccupations, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 17, 2022

Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week’s list features several artists from Down Under, with some great tracks from artists from both Australia and New Zealand. There were too many fantastic songs this week, so we have a super-sized Top 15 main list and lots of strong honorable mentions too. More

Julia Jacklin Shares Self-Directed Video for New Song “I Was Neon”

PRE PLEASURE Due Out August 26 via Polyvinyl

Jun 14, 2022

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing a new album, PRE PLEASURE, on August 26 via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared its second single, “I Was Neon,” via a self-directed video for the song. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Crack Cloud, Death Cab for Cutie, Stella Donnelly, TRAAMS, and More

Plus Kendrick Lamar, Gwenno, Bartees Strange, Ezra Furman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 13, 2022

Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a stellar week for new tracks, thanks in part to some exciting album announcements and their corresponding singles. So this week we have a slightly super-sized Top 13. More

May 10, 2022

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has announced a new album, PRE PLEASURE, and shared its first single, “Lydia Wears a Cross,” via a self-directed video for it. She has also announced some new tour dates in North America, Europe, and the UK. More

Julia Jacklin Shares Cover of Bill Fay’s “Just to Be a Part”

Bill Fay’s Still Some Light Part 2 Due Out April 8 via Dead Oceans

Feb 08, 2022

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has shared a cover of the Bill Fay song “Just to Be a Part.” It is the latest installment in a series of 7-inch singles featuring other musicians covering Fay’s work. A two-part reissue of Fay’s Still Some Light was previously announced, with the first part having been released on January 14 via Dead Oceans. The next part will be out on April 8. More

9 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: HAIM, Little Dragon and Moses Sumney, Taylor Swift, and More

Plus Julia Jacklin, The Besnard Lakes, Anna Burch, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 18, 2020

Welcome to the 45th and likely very last Songs of the Week of 2020. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because there weren’t quite enough inspiring songs to put together a full list, so this week’s list covers the last two weeks, but we still only came up with nine choices rather than a Top 10. More

Dec 08, 2020

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has just shared a new melancholic Christmas-inspired song, “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now.” More

Oct 12, 2020

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has shared two new songs, “to Perth, before the border closes” and “CRY,” with the former accompanied by a self-directed video. Both songs form a new 7-inch for the Sub Pop Singles Club. More

The National Announce New U.S. Tour Dates with Openers Lucy Dacus and Julia Jacklin

Sharon Van Etten to Also Open One Show in the Summer Run of Dates

Feb 18, 2020

The National have announced some new North American tour dates. They go down this July and August. Lucy Dacus and Julia Jacklin will take turns opening most of the dates, with Sharon Van Etten also supporting one show. More

Feb 10, 2020

Melbourne, Australia five-piece Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have shared a new song, “Cars In Space,” via a video for the track that finds the band performing at a drive-in movie theater in Australia. Fellow Aussie musician Julia Jacklin co-directed the video with her regular collaborator Nick Mckk. More

Nov 05, 2019

Last night at the Bellco Theater in Denver, CO Lana Del Rey sang a duet with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, covering his classic 2005-released song “I Will Follow You Into the Dark.” Del Rey also performed a duet with Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin, doing Jacklin’s own song “Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You.” More

Stella Donnelly Braves a Family Food Fight in the New Video for “Season’s Greetings”

Beware of the Dogs Out Now via Secretly Canadian; Video Co-Directed by Julia Jacklin

Nov 05, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly released her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, back in March via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared an amusing video for the album’s “Season’s Greetings” in which she attends an exaggerated family Christmas lunch in a park and then things devolve into a food fight. Fellow Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin co-directed the video. More

Oct 16, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin released her sophomore album, Crushing, in February via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared a self-directed video for the album’s “Don’t Know How to Keep Loving You.” More

Aug 13, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin released her sophomore album, Crushing, in February via Polyvinyl. Now she has announced some new fall North American tour dates. They go down this October and November. Check them out below, followed by the video for Crushing highlight “Body.” More

Austin City Limits 2019 Lineup: Tame Impala, Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Thom Yorke, and More

Plus: Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Robyn, The Raconteurs, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Weyes Blood, IDLES, Julia Jacklin, and Others

Apr 30, 2019

Austin City Limits have announced the lineup of their 2019 festival to go down in the Texas capitol this October. The event is headlined by Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Tame Impala, Childish Gambino, Robyn, Mumford & Sons, Billie Eilish, and Cardi B. More

Apr 16, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin released her sophomore album, Crushing, in February via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared an acoustic video where she performs the album’s “Comfort” backstage. More

Under the Radar Announces Issue 65 with Mitski and boygenius on the Covers

Issue 65 is Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Deerhunter, Foals, and Kurt Vile; Plus a Tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, and Much More

Mar 01, 2019

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More

Stella Donnelly Shares Video (Co-Directed by Julia Jacklin) for New Song “Tricks”

Beware of the Dogs Due Out March 8 via Secretly Canadian

Feb 27, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly is releasing her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, on March 8 via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared another song from it, “Tricks,” via a video for the song. Fellow Australian musician Julia Jacklin co-directed the video with her frequent collaborator Nick Mckk. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Weyes Blood, Tamaryn, Wye Oak, Broken Social Scene, and More

Plus Jessie Ware, Drugdealer, Jenny Lewis, SASAMI, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 15, 2019

It was pretty rough week to be a Ryan Adams fan. We won’t regurgitate the details, but if you haven’t already done so then you should read The New York Times article detailing the sexual misconduct allegations made against him by Mandy Moore, Phoebe Bridgers, and several other women. More

Feb 14, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing her sophomore album, Crushing, on February 22 via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared another song from it, “Comfort,” via a video for the song. You can also now stream Crushing a week early. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Yak, Vampire Weekend, HÆLOS, Jenny Lewis, and More

Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 25, 2019

This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More

Jan 24, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing her sophomore album, Crushing, on February 22 via Polyvinyl. Now she has shared another song from it, “Pressure to Party,” via a video for the song. Jacklin co-directed the clip with frequent collaborator Nick Mckk, which features all her siblings. More

Julia Jacklin Shares a Video for “Head Alone”

Crushing Due Out February 22, 2019 via Polyvinyl

Nov 28, 2018

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing her sophomore album, Crushing, on February 22, 2019 via Polyvinyl. Previously she shared two songs from the album: “Body” (which was one of our Songs of the Week) and “Head Alone” (which was also one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared a video for “Head Alone.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; Piroshka; Cherry Glazerr; and More

Plus Murray A. Lightburn, Julia Jacklin, Nilüfer Yanya, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 09, 2018

There might still be nearly two months left in 2018, but 2019 album announcements have been coming hard and fast of late. The Top 10 of this week’s Songs of the Week is packed with first and second singles from albums due out next January or February, although not our #1, that album is due out next week. More

Nov 08, 2018

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has announced her sophomore album, Crushing, and shared another song from it, “Head Alone.” She has also announced some North American tour dates. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Courtney Barnett, Phosphorescent, Julia Jacklin, and More

Plus Moonface, Thom Yorke, Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 05, 2018

This week Sharon Van Etten and Moonface announced new albums and their lead singles both made this week’s Songs of the Week list. Joining them are new standalone singles from Julia Jacklin, Jessie Ware, and SOAK, as well as some singles from upcoming albums, and an eight-minute album track. But our #1 this week is a bonus track that probably shouldn’t have been cut from an album released earlier this year. More

Julia Jacklin Shares a Video for the New Song “Body”

New Album Due Out Early Next Year via Polyvinyl

Oct 04, 2018

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has shared a new song, “Body,” via a video for the track. Jacklin co-directed the video with Nick Mckk and it features her driving out into the Australian wilderness. More

Phantastic Ferniture Share Silly Video for New Song “Bad Timing”

Phantastic Ferniture Due Out July 27 via Polyvinyl

Jul 11, 2018

Phantastic Ferniture is a trio led by Julia Jacklin (who released a well-received solo album, Don’t Let the Kids Win, on Polyvinyl in 2016). The band also features Elizabeth Hughes and Ryan K Brennan and on July 27 they are releasing their self-titled debut album, also via Polyvinyl. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Wild Nothing, Suede, Anna Calvi, Matty, John Coltrane, and More

Plus Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Tomberlin, Interpol, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 08, 2018

This was a strong week for new tracks, so much so that we almost expanded this week’s Songs of the Week list to a Top 13. Instead we decided to include three honorable mentions. The full list includes two legendary artists who we will soon be getting previously unreleased posthumous albums from. More

First Aid Kit Announce Fall North American Tour Dates

Ruins Out Now via Columbia; Support Acts Include Julia Jacklin and M. Ward

May 09, 2018

Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit released a new album, Ruins, back in January via Columbia. Now they have announced some fall North American tour dates. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. local time. Julia Jacklin will support some of the dates, with M. Ward on one date. More



Interviews

Julia Jacklin on “PRE PLEASURE”

Relationships and Vulnerability

Apr 24, 2023

“I Was Neon,” the third single from PRE PLEASURE, the third album by Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin, is a catchy, largely guitar-driven examination of oneself, exploring a dichotomy between acceptance of self and fear of losing that very acceptance. More

May 09, 2019

After the release of her debut LP, 2016’s Don’t Let the Kids Win, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin didn’t think she had any more songs left in her to write. More


Reviews

Aug 26, 2022

Julia Jacklin’s appropriately titled third album, PRE PLEASURE, finds her moving closer towards an ideal of a jubilant life or at least wishing for better outcomes where love lands as it should. More

Feb 19, 2019

After touring for two years following her well-received debut, Julia Jacklin feels more comfortable as a musician. The Australian’s lyrical confidence has grown and she uses that as a palette to lay out her vulnerability on new album Crushing. More

Nov 15, 2016

By her own admission, Julia Jacklin is a nostalgic soul. The danger of looking through a rose tinted lens for too long is that fatalism can take hold. More