The Brink (The Jezabels album)

The Brink is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Jezabels. It was released on 31 January 2014 through PIAS Recordings and Dine Alone Records. The album was recorded in London with producer Dan Grech-Marguerat.[10] Lead single "The End" was released on 18 October 2013,[10] with its music video uploaded on the group's official YouTube channel on 14 November. The track reached number 81 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[11] The album debuted at number 2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.[12] It received generally mixed reviews from critics.[13]

The Brink
Studio album by
The Jezabels
Released31 January 2014
StudioLondon
Genre
Length44:23
Label
ProducerDan Grech-Marguerat
The Jezabels chronology
Prisoner
(2011)		 The Brink
(2014)		 Synthia
(2016)
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
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound4/10[1]
The Guardian[4]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[5]
musicOMH[6]
The Observer[7]
PopMatters5/10[8]
Sputnikmusic[9]

Prior to the release of the album, the group made a webisode series documenting the recording process.[10] 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."[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Hayley Mary, Heather Shannon, Sam Lockwood, and Nik Kaloper.

The Brink track listing
No.TitleLength
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
  • Christopher Doyle – art direction, design
  • Duncan Fuller – engineer
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineer, mixing, producer, programming
  • The Jezabels – composer, primary artist
  • Nik Kaloper – group member
  • Samuel Lockwood – group member
  • Hayley Mary – group member
  • Lachlan Mitchell – pre-production
  • Jarek Puczel – artwork
  • Heather Shannon – group member
  • Christian Wright – mastering

Charts
Chart performance for The Brink
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 79

References
  1. Philpott, Ben (14 February 2014). "Album Review – The Brink (The Jezabels)". Drowned in Sound.
  2. "The Brink Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. Collar, Matt. "The Brink – The Jezabels". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  4. Gibsone, Harriet. "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. Killin, James. "Album Review: The Jezabels – The Brink". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. Baber, Andy (2014-02-17). "The Jezabels – The Brink". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  7. Mardies, Paul. "The Jezabels: The Brink – review". The Observer. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. Casarino, Matt. "The Jezabels: The Brink". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. Boy, Davey. "Review: The Jezabels – The Brink". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. Hohnen, Mike. "Listen To The Jezabels New Single 'The End' – Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  11. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 October 2013" (PDF) (1235). Pandora Archive. November 24, 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. "The Jezabels – The Brink". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  13. "Metacritic" Metacritic listing February 2014
  14. McCabe, Kathy. "The Jezabels stare down second album syndrome with The Brink". News.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – The Jezabels – The Brink". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Jezabels – The Brink" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2020.


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