Julia Jacklin Captivated Atlanta Touring New Album The Gem
Walking out to "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" by Dolly Parton, the Australian singer warmed the stage sweetly to the exact right audience. Awws and murmurs of adoration echoed through Variety Playhouse before the five piece even stepped foot on stage. For the entire show, the audience was captivated, very polite, and very eager to see her and her band play. Some fans even tried to barter or bargain with the security guards to let them into the full pit for even just one song. With shouts of "I love yous" coming between every few songs, Jacklin would give a giggle and a small anecdote, before moving into her next songs. Her lyrics and melodies speak for themselves that not much is needed to accompany the intimacy you get in her songs.
Julia's new album, The Gem, released this year. With songs like "God Sometimes", "If I Had the Hand of God", and "Angel Vision", Jacklin leaves her listeners with their own questions of their connection to religion, art, and everything that could connect the two.
This latest album and her performance at Variety Playhouse left me with a strange blend of feeling closer to the artist and her music, while simultaneously questioning the mystery around the two.
(Photo Credit: Rayna Sklar)
