3 Reasons Crushing Is Julia Jacklin’s Best Album

Fewest guitar overdubs It has the fewest guitar overdubs of any Julia Jacklin album, recorded mostly live with a band in a few takes.

No layering to hide behind There is no layering to hide behind. The guitars sound like people in a room playing together, not a bedroom studio stack.

Raw sound forces lyrics to carry weight That rawness forces her voice and lyrics to carry the weight, which they do. Less polish equals more impact.