Julia Jacklin Joins First Aid Kit on Upcoming North American Tour
By: Kaitlin Milligan Aug. 30, 2018
Julia Jacklin will be joining First Aid Kit on their upcoming North American tour. Fresh from putting the finishing touches on her latest album, it will be a welcomed returned to the US for the Australian artist.
In between writing and recording the new album, Jacklin also teamed up with friends to form the dynamic side project Phantastic Ferniture. The album dropped this summer to great reviews including Rolling Stone who praise Jacklin writing "The singer-songwriter exhales beautifully as she and her bandmates conjure sounds that recall echo-assisted bands on 4AD and IRS, as well as masters of the morose Mazzy Star." NPR also agree in their review saying "[Phantastic Ferniture] does a really nice job of taking [Julia's] beautiful... plaintive voice and setting it over songs that rock and make you move along with a certain energy to them."
Jacklin will be debuting new material at these shows, don't miss the chance to see this exceptional artist. All dates are below.
Tour Dates:
09/06 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre #
09/07 - Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion #
09/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore #
09/10 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem #
09/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel # [SOLD OUT]
09/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel #
09/14 - Asheville, NC @ Highland Brewing Company #
09/17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall #
09/18 - Austin, TX @ ACL at Moody Theater #
09/19 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom #
09/21 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater #
09/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom #
09/25 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park #
09/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre #&
09/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic #&
09/29 - Napa, CA @ JaM Cellars Ballroom #&
10/01 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre #
10/02 - Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre #
10/03 - Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall #
# w/ First Aid Kit
& w/ M. Ward
About Julia Jacklin
Growing up in the Blue Mountains to a family of teachers, Jacklin discovered an avenue to art at the age of 10, thanks to an unlikely source: Britney Spears. Jacklin chanced upon a documentary about the pop star while on family holiday. "By the time Britney was 12 she'd achieved a lot," says Jacklin."I remember thinking, 's, what have I done with my life? I haven't achieved anything.' So I was like, 'Mum, as soon as we get home from this holiday I need to go to singing lessons.'
Classical singing lessons were the only kind in the area, but Jacklin took to it. Voice control was crucial, and Jacklin flourished. But the lack of expression had the teen seeking substance, and she wound up in a high school band, "wearing surf clothing and doing a lot of high jumps" singing Avril Lavigne and Evanescence covers. It wasn't much but she was hooked.
Jacklin's second epiphany came after high school. Traveling in South America she reconnected with high school friend and future foil Liz Hughes. The two returned home to the Blue Mountains and started a band, bonding over a love of indie-Appalachian folk trio Mountain Man and the songs Hughes was writing.
"I would just sing," says Jacklin. "But as I got my confidence I started playing guitar and writing songs. I wouldn't be doing music now if it wasn't for Liz or that band. I never knew it was something I could do."
Inspired, Jacklin began educating herself. From Fiona Apple she learned to be bold with words; from Anna Calvi, the cut and presence of electric guitar; and from Angel Olsen, that interpretation triumphs over technique.
In person Jacklin is funny, wry, quick to crack a joke. It makes the blunt honesty and prickly insight laced through her songwriting disarming, a dissonance she delights in. "Especially coming from my family," says Jacklin. "They don't talk about feelings at all. I love writing songs about them and watching them listen and squirm. To me that's great. I enjoy it.
Photo credit: Shervin Lainez
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