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Hot Press
The Gem finds the singer refining what she does best, while pushing her sound into more daring territory, with a blend of restless energy and bittersweet lyricism
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8.5
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Beats Per Minute
A true gem, indeed
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8.0
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Spectrum Culture
With more confidence, sparseness and sharpness, Julia Jacklin’s The Gem features some of her most direct and affecting songs yet
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8.0
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Under The Radar
The Gem’s highlights will easily stand alongside Jacklin’s multi-faceted works to date
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8.0
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Slant Magazine
The album asks what independence is worth when it starts to look like crushing loneliness
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8.0
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musicOMH
Melbourne-based singer songwriter goes back to her roots on fourth album and enhances her burgeoning reputation
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8.0
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Dork
Closer 'I Wish' is, as is tradition on her albums, a lullaby to her younger self, on which she reflects on pulling through a hard time alone
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8.0
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Record Collector
A jewel. Print edition only
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Uncut
What's striking about it is its looseness, even at its most lyrically turbulent
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Mojo
The Gem quietly dazzles. Print edition only
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The Guardian
Blends mystery and intimacy with luscious pop-rock, bright, upbeat jangle and stripped-back acoustics
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7.5
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Pitchfork
The Australian singer-songwriter surrenders to the idea of change, filling her warm, reassuring songs with poignant imagery and a greater sense of perspective
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Paste Magazine
The Melbourne indie rocker explores autonomy and love from an omnipotent perspective
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The Line Of Best Fit
If The Gem is frequently beguiling, it’s for this tamped volatility or simmering despondence, a not-so-quiet desperation bubbling in the depths
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7.0
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All Music
Although it features undermined sentiments like, "I got through, and I’ll be fine/Still I wish someone had been there at the time," it ultimately looks forward. Perhaps most impactful, however, is that The Gem finds an audible comradery in its group performances
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7.0
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Spill Magazine
Reestablishes Julia Jacklin’s spot as one of indie rock’s most intriguing songwriters, but it does lack sonically at moments
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Far Out
All in all, the familiarity of The Gem works in the album’s favour
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