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Don't Let the Kids Win
Singer-Songwriter · 2016 · 11 tracks · 43m

Don't Let the Kids Win

Julia Jacklin

Dry, unadorned indie folk that captures the quiet panic of entering your mid-twenties. Clean electric guitars and close-mic vocals create a space of total honesty.

October 7, 2016 · Polyvinyl Record Company

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A gentle but persistent ache of nostalgia mixed with the quiet terror of moving forward.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 43m
01
Pool Party
4:16
02
Leadlight
3:43
03
Coming of Age
3:20
04
Elizabeth
3:37
05
Motherland
5:14
06
Small Talk
3:30
07
L.A. Dream
3:29
08
Sweet Step
2:51
09
Same Airport, Different Man
3:03
10
Hay Plain
5:58
11
Don't Let the Kids Win
4:03
Moments Worth Listening For
The slow, steady build of 'Hay Plain' that captures the hypnotic monotony of a long drive before the emotional dam finally breaks.
The stark, skeletal title track where the guitar almost disappears, leaving her voice to deliver a devastating plea to her family.
The way the drums kick in on 'Coming of Age', shifting the record from a folk intimacy into a driving, 50s-inflected indie rock shuffle.
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