Concert Review: Julia Jacklin Finds Her Place At Brooklyn Steel
We all are over-thinkers. Our brain is, literally, hard-wired to splurge thoughts, but our intuitive heart was made to sift through them. In a world that believes the mind controls or should tame one’s heart, Julia Jacklin sang, at Brooklyn Steel, to those whom believe it is our spirit that should maneuver both.
As a song-writer, Julia Jacklin rocks! I know that may sound like a basic statement, but her ability to simplify how complicated we make ourselves is more than talented: it is poetic. Sometimes, I wonder if, at the end, for all that we think about how we can be happy, should be kind, or could be more patient, the answer to being it is to simply be it. What I love about Julia Jacklin is that she serves these rich messages with a cool casualness that keeps her concert alive enough for you to cheer but calm enough for you to think.
Frankly, we go to concerts to destress. The last thing I want to hear, after I pay for a ticket, is about billing issues or whether Harry is going to be fired from work. Yet, Julia Jacklin’s tracks like, “Pressure To Party,” “Pool Party,” and “Don’t Let The Kids Win,” discusses the creeping ways of thought, and its ability to remove you from a moment’s presence to either bring it down or rise it up. Yet, you decide which one it does. Fortunately, Julia’s voice is like a turn dial of emotions as if they were simmering in a pan over her vocal burner. She has a light, sobbing quality to her vocals that makes her sound like human plight. It is magnificent to hear, especially during her love songs, because it reveal how romantic it is to have someone behind you.
Instrumentally and vocally, Julia Jacklin feels like a tap on the shoulder from someone you love and have been waiting for. You know that moment! When you have been outside for awhile, checking your phone, and wondering, “Where is he?” or “Am I at the right spot?” Julia Jacklin sings to the moments when you realize you are, and your good friend or lover taps you on the shoulder, clearing away your anxiety, to say, “Yeah, you are in the right place.” Ironically, even Julia’s life is a testament to that as she spoke on how the first songs she ever learned to play, on guitar, were from First Aid Kit. Now, she is opening for them. #fullcircle For More Information On Julia Jacklin Click Here.
