The Brink (The Jezabels album)
The Brink | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 31 January 2014 | |||
Studio | London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:23 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Dan Grech-Marguerat | |||
The Jezabels chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Brink | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 56/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | 4/10[1] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Line of Best Fit | 6/10[5] |
musicOMH | [6] |
The Observer | [7] |
PopMatters | 5/10[8] |
Sputnikmusic | [9] |
The Brink is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Jezabels. It was self-released on 31 January 2014 and internationally, through PIAS Recordings and Dine Alone Records. The album was recorded in London with producer Dan Grech-Marguerat.[10] Lead single "The End" was released on 18 October 2013,[10] with its music video uploaded on the group's official YouTube channel on 14 November. The track reached number 81 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[11] The album debuted at number 2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.[12] It received generally mixed reviews from critics.[13]
Prior to the release of the album, the group made a webisode series documenting the recording process.[10] On the differences between their first and second albums, Hayley Mary told news.com.au: "We were facing the second album thing which is a cliche but it's straight-up true. The second album is hard. Working with a new producer, new label involved, away from our families and Dave our manager, it was different. But lyrically, the album is more a year in the life of (me as) a person because I have always pretended things were not about me in the lyrics. This one is personal."[14]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Hayley Mary, Heather Shannon, Sam Lockwood, and Nik Kaloper.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Brink" | 4:46 |
2. | "Time to Dance" | 4:38 |
3. | "Look of Love" | 4:01 |
4. | "Beat to Beat" | 4:16 |
5. | "Angels of Fire" | 4:02 |
6. | "No Country" | 4:33 |
7. | "The End" | 4:00 |
8. | "Got Velvet" | 4:26 |
9. | "Psychotherapy" | 4:44 |
10. | "All You Need" | 4:58 |
11. | "Marianne" (bonus track) | 3:48 |
Personnel
[edit]- Christopher Doyle – art direction, design
- Duncan Fuller – engineer
- Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineer, mixing, producer, programming
- The Jezabels – composer, primary artist
- Nik Kaloper – group member
- Samuel Lockwood – group member
- Hayley Mary – group member
- Lachlan Mitchell – pre-production
- Jarek Puczel – artwork
- Heather Shannon – group member
- Christian Wright – mastering
Charts
[edit]Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 2 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 79 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Philpott, Ben (14 February 2014). "Album Review – The Brink (The Jezabels)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "The Brink Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "The Brink – The Jezabels". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (13 February 2014). "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Killin, James. "Album Review: The Jezabels – The Brink". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Baber, Andy (17 February 2014). "The Jezabels – The Brink". MusicOMH. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Mardies, Paul (16 February 2014). "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Observer. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Casarino, Matt. "The Jezabels: The Brink". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Boy, Davey. "Review: The Jezabels – The Brink". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Hohnen, Mike. "Listen To The Jezabels New Single 'The End' – Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 October 2013" (PDF) (1235). Australian Web Archive. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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(help) - ^ "The Jezabels – The Brink". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Metacritic" Metacritic listing February 2014
- ^ McCabe, Kathy. "The Jezabels stare down second album syndrome with The Brink". News.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Jezabels – The Brink". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Jezabels – The Brink" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2020.