Julia Jacklin on Her Latest Album, 'The Gem'

Julia Jacklin on her latest album, 'The Gem'

The Australian musician's newest album is named for a neighborhood bar in Melbourne that just so happens to have a recording studio upstairs.

‘I’d feel ill after interviews because I said too much’: How Julia Jacklin eased into her new gem

Out of contract and flush with time, Julia Jacklin – one of Australia’s most celebrated songwriters – decamped to a pub for her new album.

Julia Jacklin - 'The Gem' album review

On her fourth album and first since signing to 4AD, Melbourne-based songwriter Julia Jacklin brings her old friends from the city's famed indie bar together.

Julia Jacklin On Chaos, Control, & 'The Gem'

The Australian singer-songwriter discusses her excellent new album, out this week, plus the nature of performance and creativity.

Julia Jacklin’s The Gem reviewed: Australian road warrior discovers there’s no place like home

Click here and subscribe to Uncut In 2025, Julia Jacklin was ready for a change. After nearly a decade on what she describes as a career “treadmill”, with most of her working life two days’ travel from home in Melbourne, she was out of contract with her record label and without management for the first time since her early twenties. So she decided to try something she hadn’t done before: recording a whole album at home. Home – as “Brand New”, wh…