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My Anti-Aircraft Friend
Type:studio
Artist:Julie
Cover:Julie my anti-aircraft friend.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:2022–2024[1]
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Length:39:16
Label:Atlantic
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My Anti-Aircraft Friend is the debut studio album by American shoegaze band Julie. It was released on September 13, 2024, through Atlantic Records.[2] It was supported by three singles: "Catalogue", "Clairbourne Practice", and "Very Little Effort".[3] [4] [5]

Release and promotion

Julie released the album's lead single, "Catalogue", on September 29, 2023. The song was described by Tom Breihan of Stereogum as a "hooky, pleasantly tangled piece of fired-up grunge-pop".[3] This was followed by the band supporting Alex G and Faye Webster on their respective tours in summer 2024, as well as playing a run of headlining shows.[6] [7] On July 8, 2024, Julie officially announced that their debut album would be titled My Anti-Aircraft Friend, and would be released on September 13. Alongside the album announcement, the band announced that its second single, "Clairbourne Practice", would be released on July 10.[8] The song was described by the band as "sweet, then destructive" and they described its vocals as "maybe the most androgynous on the album".[9] On July 16, they announced a headlining North American tour for the album, which is set to be supported by They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Frost Children, and Her New Knife.[10] On August 21, they released the album's third single, "Very Little Effort". Breihan described the song as "a ringing, buzzing quilt of guitars with some very pretty vocals from Alexandria Elizabeth".[5] Prior to the album's announcement, Julie regularly played the then-unreleased songs "Clairbourne Practice", "Very Little Effort", "Tenebrist", "Knob", and "Thread, Stitch" at many of their live shows, with "Knob" dating back to 2019.[11] [12]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[13]

Julie

Production

Artwork

Reception

The album is critically acclaimed, receiving an 8.1/10 on Pitchfork.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harrison . Dan . 2024-09-13 . julie: "Sometimes, lack of experience can translate to the purest form of authenticity" . 2024-09-15 . Dork . en-US.
  2. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . julie announce debut album 'my anti-aircraft friend,' share new song & video . . 29 July 2024.
  3. Web site: 2023-09-29 . julie Share New Song "catalogue": Listen . 2024-09-02 . Stereogum . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-07-10 . julie Set Debut Album my anti-aircraft friend, Share Single . 2024-09-02 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2024-08-21 . julie Share New Song "very little effort": Listen . 2024-09-02 . Stereogum . en.
  6. Web site: Paul . Larisha . 2024-01-19 . Alex G Announces 2024 North American Tour After Inking Deal With RCA . 2024-09-02 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  7. Web site: Staff . R. V. A. . 2024-08-11 . Photos from the Faye Webster, Julie and Benét Show on Brown's Island . 2024-09-02 . RVA Mag . en-US.
  8. Web site: Instagram . 2024-09-02 . www.instagram.com.
  9. Web site: 2024-07-10 . julie announce debut album my anti-aircraft friend, drop "clairbourne practice" . 2024-09-02 . Consequence . en.
  10. Web site: Hatfield . Amanda . 2024-07-16 . julie announce fall tour with They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Frost Children & Her New Knife . 2024-09-02 . Brooklyn Vegan.
  11. Web site: julie at Ace of Cups 11/5/23. November 30, 2023. YouTube.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ5_U6kmImA&t=507s
  13. My Anti-Aircraft Friend . 2024 . booklet . . 756786 08414 . Julie.

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