Julia Jacklin Announces Björk Cover Collaboration with RVG

JULIA JACKLIN  ANNOUNCES BJÖRK COVER COLLABORATION  WITH RVG PITCHFORK RISING FEATURE OUT NOW

Photo credit: Jacob Diamond Read Pitchfork’s Rising Feature Julia Jacklin and RVG team up for a fierce take on Björk’s “Army of Me” as part of Rising Singles Club’s monthly full-moon releases. The reimagining sees Jacklin and RVG add their own unique flair to “Army of Me,” whilst still retaining all of the intensity and frenetic energy of Björk’s stunning original. Jacklin’s distinctive vocals echo over dissonant guitar tremors and bring forth the dark allure of the track. The collaboration was a vision realised for both Jacklin and RVG LISTEN TO “ARMY OF ME” HERE "I just love Björk and I love RVG. I was running on a treadmill which I don't do very often and I was listening to “Army of Me” over and over again to make me feel stronger than I am. Then I thought why not try and cover this song with another artist that makes me feel stronger than I am and I did! Was a good musical punch in the face to wake me up from a year of living a very small quiet life. RVG are one of my favourite bands in the whole world and it was just a real blessing to spend some time with them making music" –Julia Jacklin "We adore Julia’s music and were thrilled when she asked us to do a precious Björk song with her. I think we all wanted to challenge ourselves a bit and do things we haven’t done before in a studio, while at the same time just having fun and letting ourselves be as intuitive as possible." –Romy Vager, RVG

The RISING Singles Club have also featured covers from Amyl and the Sniffers and Luluc. Julia Jacklin’s last full-length album Crushing captured hearts around the world, landing in more than 20 ‘Best Of’ lists for 2019, including Pitchfork, Junkee and I-D. It was nominated for six ARIA Awards and three AIR Awards and scooped the gong for ‘Best Independent Blues & Roots Album,’ along with the Libera Award (US Independent Music Awards) for ‘Best Folk & Bluegrass Album.’ Last year, the Blue Mountains raised, now Melbourne based singer-songwriter released a two-tracker through Sub Pop’s coveted Singles Club and capped the year off with a Christmas single “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now.” Julia’s sophomore album Crushing is out now on Polyvinyl Record Co.

"The Australian singer-songwriter has a knack for packing an emotional punch with her deceptively fragile sound... an exciting return for the musician, and positions our eyes on the road to Jacklin's next release." - NPR   "“Head Alone” sounds at first like placid folk-rock, with two strummed guitar chords behind Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin’s reedy voice. But that’s resolve, not complacency; she’s fuming, and the reason soon emerges: “I don’t want to be touched all the time,” she sings. By the end of the song, she’s got a rallying cry: “Say it till he understands/ You can love somebody without using your hands.”" - New York Times   "["Body"] A maudlin song about your shitty boyfriend being arrested on a plane for smoking in the toilets. What’s not to love?" - The FADER   "Focus on the emotions and scenes she conjures with her carefully chosen words and you start to appreciate Crushing for what it is: Nothing less than an awakening." - THE RINGER   "Aussie artist Julia Jacklin’s new album Crushing explores all facets of the word. "Head Alone" is a pointed song; with the gripping socio-political lyric “I don’t want to be touched all the time/I raised my body up to be mine." - KCRW Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram