Pre Pleasure

Pre Pleasure
Studio album by
Julia Jacklin
Released26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)
Studio
  • Mixart Studios, Montreal
  • Planet Studios, Montreal
Length37:59
Label
Producer
Julia Jacklin chronology
Crushing
(2019) 		Pre Pleasure
(2022)

Pre Pleasure is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin. It was released on 26 August 2022 under Polyvinyl Record Co. and Transgressive Records. At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album earned Jacklin nominations for Best Solo Artist, Best Independent Release and Best Adult Contemporary Album.[1] The album was also nominated for several other awards, including the Australian Album of the Year at the 2022 J Awards,[2] the Australian Music Prize,[3] Independent Album of the Year at the AIR Awards of 2023,[4] and Best Album at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash7/10[8]
Exclaim!9/10[9]
The Independent[10]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[11]
Mojo[12]
The Observer[13]
Paste8.3/10[14]
Pitchfork7.4/10[15]
Uncut9/10[16]

Pre Pleasure received critical acclaim from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Kitty Empire of The Observer gave the album four out of five stars, describing it as "a record about the impossibility of communication, and never quite solving your problems".[13] Bella Fleming of The Line of Best Fit indicates that this is Julia's most punchy album so far, "a testament to Julia Jacklin’s ability to adapt and grow as a songwriter".[17] Ellie Robinson of NME wrote that "the material here is some of Jacklin’s most intense, never holding back with her gut-punching ruminations on religion, sex and trauma".[18]

Track listing

All songs are written by Julia Jacklin.

  1. "Lydia Wears a Cross" – 4:02
  2. "Love, Try Not to Let Go" – 3:44
  3. "Ignore Tenderness" – 3:09
  4. "I Was Neon" – 4:03
  5. "Too in Love to Die" – 3:36
  6. "Less of a Stranger" – 4:32
  7. "Moviegoer" – 3:47
  8. "Magic" – 2:59
  9. "Be Careful with Yourself" – 3:48
  10. "End of a Friendship" – 4:24

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Pre Pleasure
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 56
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 4

References

  1. ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Here's all the J Awards 2022 nominees!". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Shortlist Revealed for the 18th Australian Music Prize". Music Feeds. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Nominees, Hall of Fame Inductees Announced for 2023 Music Victoria Awards". Music Feeds. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Critic Reviews for Pre Pleasure". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ^ Rigotti, Alex (25 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure". Clash. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ Hanskamp, Emilie (23 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin's Triumphant PRE PLEASURE Is Impossible to Dismiss". Exclaim!. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. ^ Beaumont, Mark (25 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin review, Pre Pleasure: The high of a lifetime". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ Fleming, Bella (22 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin: Pre Pleasure Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ Segal, Victoria (September 2022). "Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure". Mojo. p. 88.
  13. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (28 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin: Pre Pleasure review – more disarming introspection". The Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  14. ^ Johnson, Ellen (22 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin's PRE PLEASURE Dances Through a Millennial Anxiety Dream". Paste. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  15. ^ Moreland, Quinn (26 August 2022). "Julia Jacklin: Pre Pleasure Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  16. ^ Wirth, Jim (September 2022). "Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure". Uncut. p. 26.
  17. ^ "Julia Jacklin: PRE PLEASURE Review - Third album punchiest to date despite remaining sorrowful | Indie". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  18. ^ Robinson, Ellie (1 August 2022). "What's new this month? Here are 10 Australian release picks for August 2022". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  20. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2022.