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The Gem (album)
2026 studio album by Julia Jacklin
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The Gem is the fourth studio album by the Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin. It was released on 25 September 2026 under 4AD and Remote Control Records.
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| Released | 25 September 2026 | |||
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| Length | 34:56 | |||
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The album's title refers to a pub in Collingwood that Jacklin began frequenting when she moved to Melbourne, and the studio in which the album was recorded sits right above it.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 78/100[2] |
| Any Decent Music | 7.7/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[4] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Slant | [7] |
On Album of the Year, the album has an average score of 78 out of 100 from seventeen critic scores.[2] Any Decent Music gave it a weighted average score[8] of 7.7 out of 10 from seventeen critic scores.[3] According to Metacritic, it received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score[9] of 81 out of 100 from twelve critic scores.[4]
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen of The Guardian gave the album four out of five stars, writing that it "offers a window into the contradictions and confusions of Jacklin's smart, sensitive mind". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen rated the album 7/10, commenting, "The artist’s persona (the forthright introvert?) serves as MC, but a shadowy presence (the mercurial Persephone?) lurks beneath the surface". He concluded, "If The Gem is frequently beguiling, it’s for this tamped volatility or simmering despondence, a not-so-quiet desperation bubbling in the depths".[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julia Jacklin.[11]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Brand New" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "God Sometimes" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "If I Had the Hand of God" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "The Hardest Thing" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Angel Vision" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Real Life" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Get Away from Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "You Turned On the Tap" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Walk on Me" | 6:03 |
| 10. | "I Wish" (featuring the Maes) | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 34:56 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.[11][12]
- Julia Jacklin – voice, production (all tracks); electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9), drum kit (8)
- Robert Muiños – production, engineering, mixing (all tracks); tambourine (1, 2, 4, 7, 9); bass guitar, voice (1); electric guitar (3, 9)
- Jordan Power – mastering
- Jacob Diamond – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), voice (1, 4–7), electric guitar (2–4, 7, 9), guitar (5)
- Jess Elwood – drum kit (1–4, 6, 7, 9), voice (1)
- Olaf Scott – Wurlitzer piano (1, 2, 6), synthesizer (6), piano (8)
- Mimi Gilbert – voice (2–4), bass guitar (3, 4, 7, 9)
- Richard Bradbeer – bass guitar (2), double bass (5)
- Nathaniel Poynter – flute (8)
- Elsie Rigby – voice (10)
- Maggie Rigby – voice, acoustic guitar (10)