The Brink (The Jezabels album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 56/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| MusicOMH |  [4] |
| PopMatters | (5/10)[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | [7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | (6/10)[8] |
| The Observer | [9] |
| Drowned in Sound | (4/10)[10] |
The Brink is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Jezabels. It was released on 31 January 2014 through PIAS Recordings and Dine Alone Records. The album was recorded in London with producer Dan Grech-Marguerat.[11] Lead single "The End" was released on 18 October 2013,[11] 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.[12] The album debuted at #2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.[13] It received generally mixed reviews from critics.[14]
Prior to the release of the album, the group made a webisode series documenting the recording process.[11] 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."[15]
Track listing
All tracks written by Hayley Mary, Heather Shannon, Sam Lockwood, and Nik Kaloper.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Dave Batty - Management
- 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
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[16]
References
- ^ "Drowned in Sound Review" Ben Philpott, Album Review - The Brink (The Jezabels), Downed In Sound, February 14, 2014
- ^ "The Brink Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "The Brink - The Jezabels". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Baber, Andy (2014-02-17). "The Jezabels - The Brink". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Casarino, Matt. "The Jezabels: The Brink". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet. "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Boy, Davey. "Review: The Jezabels - The Brink". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Killin, James. "Album Review: The Jezabels - The Brink". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Mardies, Paul. "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Philpott, Ben. "Album Review: The Jezabels - The Brink". Drowned in Sound. 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). Pandora Archive. November 24, 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "australian-charts.com - The Jezabels - The Brink". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Metacritic" Metacritic listing February 2014
- ^ McCabe, Kathy. "The Jezabels stare down second album syndrome with The Brink". News Limited. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "The Brink - The Jezabels Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.