The Brink (The Jezabels album)

The Brink
Studio album by The Jezabels
Released 31 January 2014
Recorded London
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length 44:23
Label PIAS[1]
Producer Dan Grech-Marguerat
The Jezabels chronology

Prisoner
(2011)		 The Brink
(2014)
Singles from The Brink
  1. "The End"
    Released: October 14, 2013
  2. "Look of Love"
    Released: February 17, 2014
  3. "Time to Dance"
    Released: July 27, 2014
Professional ratings
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. 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 #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

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Drowned in Sound Review" Ben Philpott, Album Review - The Brink (The Jezabels), Downed In Sound, February 14, 2014
  2. ↑ "The Brink Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. ↑ Collar, Matt. "The Brink - The Jezabels". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  4. ↑ Baber, Andy (2014-02-17). "The Jezabels - The Brink". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  5. ↑ Casarino, Matt. "The Jezabels: The Brink". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet. "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Boy, Davey. "Review: The Jezabels - The Brink". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Killin, James. "Album Review: The Jezabels - The Brink". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Mardies, Paul. "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Philpott, Ben. "Album Review: The Jezabels - The Brink". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Hohnen, Mike. "Listen To The Jezabels New Single 'The End' - Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture - Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 October 2013" (PDF) (1235). Pandora Archive. November 24, 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "australian-charts.com - The Jezabels - The Brink". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Metacritic" Metacritic listing February 2014
  15. ↑ McCabe, Kathy. "The Jezabels stare down second album syndrome with The Brink". News Limited. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Brink - The Jezabels Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.