The Brink (The Jezabels album)

The Brink
Studio album by
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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound4/10
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit6/10
musicOMH
The Observer
PopMatters5/10
Sputnikmusic

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. Lead single "The End" was released on 18 October 2013, 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. The album debuted at number 2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. It received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Prior to the release of the album, the group made a webisode series documenting the recording process. 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."