Crushing

AlbumFeb 22 / 201910 songs, 39m 30s
Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
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7.7 / 10

On an album that mines failed relationships for self-discovery, the Australian singer-songwriter shows her talent at distilling complex situations into searing couplets.

8 / 10

A bittersweet second LP from the Australian songwriter

The Australian's second album is the sonic equivalent of cracking a smirk, and jabbing your knee back towards an offending man-spreader.

8.6 / 10

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Aussie singer Julia Jacklin's second album, 'Crushing,' is an early candidate for the year’s strongest singer-songwriter breakthrough.

Her voice sounds clearer than ever.

Those who fell for Jacklin’s 2016 excellent debut, ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’, will find a continuity of alternative attitude and vintage influences here

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.

Julia Jacklin returns with a remarkable second album which explores the quietly devastating aspects of love and heartbreak.

8 / 10

This young Australian singer-songwriter made a real mark with her 2016 debut, Don't Let The Kids Win, and subsequent international touring,...

7.5 / 10

After touring for two years following her well-received debut, Julia Jacklin feels more comfortable as a musician.

8 / 10

An album that opens with a song as emotionally powerful as ‘Body’ instantly bodes well. The restrained and unchanging rhythm pulls the

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9 / 10

Julia Jacklin's second album ‘Crushing’ is a strikingly candid exploration into the highs and lows of the end of a relationship and what comes next.

7 / 10

The ever-nebulous singer-songwriter genre of music is full of artists whose singing and songwriting are largely interchangeable with that of many peers.

8.5 / 10

'Crushing' by Julia Jacklin, album review by Matthew Wardell. The Australian singer/songwriter's full-length comes out on February 22, via Polyvinyl

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Julia Jacklin - Crushing review: A full-length mirror

Sometimes a song is so good, it suspends time.

The second album by the Australian singer-songwriter is a statement of intent

8 / 10