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Album · 4AD · released 25 Sep 2026

The Gem

Julia Jacklin

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

Apple Music ↗Bandcamp ↗YouTube ↗

The player loads only when you press it · Spotify and Apple Music and Bandcamp open the artist’s page, not this record · YouTube opens a search

Tracklist

01Brand New—:—SGR
02God Sometimes—:—SGR
03If I Had the Hand of God—:—SGR
04The Hardest Thing—:—SGR
05Angel Vision—:—SGR
06Real Life—:—SGR
07Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)—:—SGR
08You Turned on the Tap—:—SGR
09Walk on Me—:—SGR
10I Wish—:—SGR

10 tracks · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 7 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

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What the press said

28 SepAlbum Review: Julia Jacklin – The GemBeats Per Minute ↗
It has been a cracking decade for Julia Jacklin – well, at least with music critics and other musicians.
23 SepThe GemUnder the Radar ↗
Julia Jacklin’s fourth album, The Gem, has a title that doesn’t technically describe its contents. Specifically because there are more than one on display—gems that is.
22 SepJulia Jacklin Visits Vegas in the Video for New Song “If I Had the Hand of God”Under the Radar ↗
Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing a new album, The Gem, this Friday via 4AD. Now she has shared its fourth and final pre-release single, “If I Had the Hand of God,” via a music…

Headlines and short excerpts from the stories we read, each linked to its source · more appear as the press publishes them

Stylesindie folkalternative countryindie popsinger-songwriteralternative rock

Style tags: MusicBrainz, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 7 Oct 2026