Julia Jacklin will release her new album Crushing on February 22nd, via Polyvinyl. This week she shared a taste of the album with a single and video for “Head Alone.” Jacklin will tour behind the full-length, starting November 27th, in London England. The tour included dates with Black Belt Eagle Scout.

Julia Jacklin on “Head Alone”

“I wrote most of ‘Head Alone’ on tour, singing it to myself, looking out the window on endless car journeys. It’s not a song that comes from a singular experience. It came from two years of feeling like the space around me shrinking to the point where I couldn’t even raise my arms. This song is me raising my arms and running into an open field. A bit of a plea to those around me to give me space and a song to remind myself that’s it’s okay to enforce boundaries, the good people in your life will listen, adapt and still love you.”

Julia Jacklin on Crushing

“I really like this album, I worked hard on it and I really like listening to it. That’s not usually how I feel after making something. I’ve finally come to accept that right now for me, making records is about capturing a time; who I am at that time, what I need to say in the best way I can say it, with minimal studio frills to cover it up.”

“I used to be so worried about seeming demanding that I’d put up with anything, which I think is common—you want to be chill and cool, but it ends up taking so much of your emotional energy,” says Jacklin. “Now I’ve gotten used to calling out things I’m not okay with, instead of just burying my feelings to make it easier on everyone. I’ve realized that in order to keep the peace, you have to speak up for yourself and say what you really want.”

Julia Jacklin
Crushing
Tracklisting

Body
Head Alone
Pressure To Party
Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You
When The Family Flies In
Convention
Good Guy
You Were Right
Turn Me Down
Comfort

Julia Jacklin
Tour Dates

11/27 – London, UK @ Omeara [SOLD OUT]
11/28 – Manchester, UK @ YES [SOLD OUT]
11/29 – Glasgow, UK @ Glad Cafe [SOLD OUT]
12/29 – Woodford, Australia @ Woodford Folk Festival
02/21 – Perth, Australia @ Perth Festival
02/27 – Christchurch, New Zealand @ Blue Smoke
02/28 – Dunedin, New Zealand @ Refuel
03/01 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Hollywood Cinema
03/02 – Wellington, New Zealand @ San Fran
03/05 – Wollongong, Australia @ UOW Unibar
03/06 – Canberra, Australia @ ANU
03/09 – Brisbane, Australia @ Triffid
03/08 – 03/11 – Adelaide, Australia @ WOMADelaide
03/14 – Melbourne, Australia @ Forum Theatre
03/15 – Sydney, Australia @ Metro Theatre
03/16 – Newcastle, Australia @ Cambridge Hotel
03/26 – Brighton, UK @ Haunt
03/27 – Bristol, UK @ Fleece
03/28 – Birmingham, UK @ Castle & Falcon
03/29 – Manchester, UK @ Yes
03/30 – Dublin, Ireland @ Whelans
04/02 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
04/03 – Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall
04/04 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton
04/05 – Paris, France @ Les Etoiles
04/08 – Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club
04/09 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso-Noord
04/10 – Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell
04/11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow Sky Bar
04/12 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
04/15 – Berlin, Germany @ Privatclub
04/16 – Munich, Germany @ Milla
04/17 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F
04/24 – New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom #
04/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s #
04/26 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott #
04/27 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB #
04/28 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern #
04/30 – Washington, DC @ DC9 #
05/01 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter #
05/02 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room #
05/06 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records #
05/08 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern #
05/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry #
05/10 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge #
05/11 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar #
05/13 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
05/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge #
05/17 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret #
05/18 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern #
05/19 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
05/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
05/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
06/03 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
06/04 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda (Indoors) #
06/05 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs) #
06/06 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa #

# w/ Black Belt Eagle Scout