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KCRW’s Global Beat is a series highlighting emerging artists from around the world. Our journey began in Australia with KCRW DJ Raul Campos in conversation with Australian music curator Andrew Khedoori.
âIâm on a swing set at the back of my houseâan adult swing set,â said Julia Jacklin over Skype, before clarifying, ânot in a sexy way.â The first time I spoke with the Australian musician, in February 2020, it was early in the morning and approximately 107 degrees in Melbourne. Sheâd just come off a strong 2019: Her sophomore album,
Crushing, was the sort of casually devastating collection that turns heads in theâand I say this lovinglyâsad girl indie-folk niche. It kept her ping-ponging across three continents on tour and culminated with Lana Del Rey flying her out for a live duet of Jacklinâs smoldering âDonât Know How to Keep Loving You.â âThat was a coming-full-circle moment for me in some ways,â Jacklin said. âI used to sing âBorn to Dieâ at open mic night every Tuesday night in 2011.â