Julia Jacklin has announced her fourth studio album The Gem, out September 25th and as previously shared it is released on 4AD.
The first single ‘Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)’ is out today. She plays Spindizzy Records in Dublin on Sunday June 28th for a solo performance and signing – her first Irish appearance before a full National Stadium headline show on Sunday February 15th 2027.
The Spindizzy show is part of a UK and Ireland instore run offering the first chance to hear songs from the album performed live. Entry with a purchase of the album.
‘Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)’ is a jangly, bright piece of eighties-influenced guitar pop – a nod to the Melbourne sound Jacklin fell in love with when she moved there from Sydney in 2017. The video, directed by Jacklin herself, reimagines the album’s striking cover art.
The album’s origin story is a good one. The Gem was recorded above an actual pub called The Gem in Collingwood, Melbourne – at Rat Shack Studios, owned by co-producer Robert Muinos and located directly above the bar where Jacklin had spent years watching bands play on the floor with the tables pushed to the sides.
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She brought in friends Jacob Diamond on guitar, Mimi Gilbert on bass and Jess Elwood on drums, recorded in converted hotel room accommodation upstairs, and had to stop before midnight every night to avoid disturbing the neighbours and the bands playing below. They thought it would take two weeks. It took nearly a year.
“The Gem felt like a metaphor for the whole process, because a lot of it did feel like digging. I felt like I was doing it almost in the dark, just trusting I was going to find something.” On the last day of recording, the band got matching tattoos – a small circle representing an opal – done by one of the bartenders downstairs.
The Gem follows Don’t Let The Kids Win (2016), Crushing (2019) and PRE PLEASURE (2022) and marks her debut on 4AD.
Tracklist:
- Brand New
- God Sometimes
- If I Had The Hand Of God
- The Hardest Thing
- Angel Vision
- Real Life
- Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)
- You Turned On The Tap
- Walk On Me
- I Wish (feat. The Maes)
Instore tour – June/July 2026:
- Sunday June 28th – Spindizzy, Dublin
- Monday June 29th – Resident, Brighton
- Tuesday June 30th – Rough Trade East, London
- Thursday July 2nd – Jacaranda, Liverpool
- Friday July 3rd – Rough Trade, Nottingham
North America – October/November 2026:
- Tuesday October 20th – The Observatory North Park, San Diego
- Thursday October 22nd – The Wiltern, Los Angeles
- Friday October 23rd – The Castro Theatre, San Francisco
- Monday October 26th – Crystal Ballroom, Portland
- Tuesday October 27th – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
- Wednesday October 28th – The Moore Theatre, Seattle
- Friday October 30th – Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City
- Saturday October 31st – Gothic Theatre, Denver
- Monday November 2nd – Studio at Bomb Factory, Dallas
- Tuesday November 3rd – Radio/East, Austin
- Wednesday November 4th – White Oak Music Hall, Houston
- Friday November 6th – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta
- Saturday November 7th – Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville
- Sunday November 9th – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
- Tuesday November 10th – Lincoln Theatre, Washington DC
- Wednesday November 11th – Mr. Small’s Theatre, Pittsburgh
- Friday November 13th – First Avenue, Minneapolis
- Saturday November 14th – The Riviera Theatre, Chicago
- Sunday November 15th – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
- Tuesday November 17th – Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal
- Thursday November 19th – Brooklyn Paramount, New York
- Friday November 20th – Royale, Boston
- Saturday November 21st – Union Transfer, Philadelphia
UK, Ireland and Europe – February/March 2027:
- Friday February 13th – Town Hall, Birmingham
- Saturday February 14th – Albert Hall, Manchester
- Sunday February 15th – National Stadium, Dublin
- Tuesday February 17th – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
- Wednesday February 18th – Beacon, Bristol
- Thursday February 19th – Eventim Apollo, London
- Saturday February 21st – Le Botanique, Brussels
- Sunday February 22nd – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
- Monday February 23rd – Kent Club, Hamburg
- Tuesday February 24th – DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen
- Thursday February 26th – Paradiso, Amsterdam
- Friday February 27th – Cabaret Sauvage, Paris
- Sunday March 1st – La [2] de Apolo, Barcelona
- Monday March 2nd – Sala Mon Live, Madrid
- Tuesday March 3rd – LAV, Lisbon
The Gem – out September 25th on 4AD. Pre-order now.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
