The Brink (The Jezabels album)

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]

The Brink is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Jezabels. It was self-released on 31 January 2014 and internationally, 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]

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]

  1. ^ a b Philpott, Ben (14 February 2014). "Album Review – The Brink (The Jezabels)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "The Brink Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "The Brink – The Jezabels". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (13 February 2014). "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 (17 February 2014). "The Jezabels – The Brink". MusicOMH. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  7. ^ Mardies, Paul (16 February 2014). "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. ^ a b c 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). Australian Web Archive. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite journal}}: 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.