The Brink by The Jezabels

The Brink, the second studio album from Sydney's Jezabels, was made in London with producer Dan Grech-Marguerat, and it carried the weight of following Prisoner, the debut that went to No. 2 at home and won an ARIA. Singer Hayley Mary was frank about how tough the second round was: a new producer, a new label in the picture, a long way from family and from their manager. She also said she'd stopped pretending her lyrics weren't about her, so this one plays like a year of her own life.

The sound gets glossier and more direct, big drums and bright keys framing Mary's soaring voice. "The End" went out first as the lead single in October 2013, the record entered the ARIA chart at number 2, and reviews came back mixed. A webisode series had tracked the recording along the way.

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