Australian singer-songwriter’s Pre Pleasure follows her excellent 2018 album Crushing
Julia Jacklin has returned with “Lydia Wears a Cross,” the first taste of her new album, Pre Pleasure.
The single opens with the dense patter of a drumkit, as Jacklin’s lush vocals enter. The video — shot by her longtime collaborator Nick Mckk — features the Australian singer-songwriter in Split Point Lighthouse in Victoria, sporting a raincoat.
“The song is about a lot of things, but mainly being a 7-year-old Jesus Christ Superstar fanatic attending Catholic school, trying to figure out which way is up,” Jacklin says, while the song’s first verse directly references the 1971 musical: “Lydia wears a cross/Says she’s never gonna take it off/We sit back to back/Listening to Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.”
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Pre Pleasure, out Aug. 26 via Polyvinyl, follows Jackin’s excellent 2018 album Crushing. The new record was made directly after her lengthy Crushing tour, cut in Montreal. She’ll kick off a trek supporting Pre Pleasure on the day of the album’s release, in Stanford, California.
“A lot of the time I feel like I need to do all the work before I can enjoy my life,” Jacklin said. “Whether that’s work on songs or sex, friendships, or my relationship with my family — I think if I work on them long and hard enough, eventually I’ll get to sit around and really enjoy them. But that’s not how anything works is it. It’s all an ongoing process.”
1. Lydia Wears a Cross 2. Love, Try Not to Let Go 3. Ignore Tenderness 4. I Was Neon 5. Too in Love to Die 6. Less of a Stranger 7. Moviegoer 8. Magic 9. Be Careful With Yourself 10. End of a Friendship
Julia Jacklin North American Tour Dates:
Aug. 26 – Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheater – Here and There Festival Aug. 27 – Pasadena, CA @ This Ain’t No Picnic Festival Sept. 09 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk Sept. 10 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory Sept. 12 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East Sept. 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West Sept. 15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club Sept. 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel Sept.17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts Sept. 18 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club Sept. 20 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre Sept. 21 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Sept. 22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin University Sept. 23 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Sept. 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Sept. 26 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater Sept. 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge Sept. 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom Sept. 30 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Oct. 2 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall Oct. 4 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Oct. 5 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern Oct. 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre Oct. 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
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