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22 September 2026 – Julia Jacklin Shares Final 'The Gem' Preview 'If I Had The Hand Of God'
By Editorial Team - September 22, 2026
Summary
Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin releases 'If I Had The Hand Of God', the poignant final advance preview of her fourth album 'The Gem' on 4AD.
Key Facts
- Julia Jacklin released 'If I Had The Hand Of God', final advance single from fourth LP The Gem (out Sept 25 on 4AD).
- Song reflects on touring reality, transience, and memory set against a trip to Nashville.
- Global headline tour kicks off October 20, 2026 in San Diego before heading to the UK and Europe.
- Entities: Julia Jacklin, The Gem, If I Had The Hand Of God, 4AD, Nashville, San Diego, Australia
- Tags: julia-jacklin, the-gem, if-i-had-the-hand-of-god, 4ad, indie-folk, australian-music
Julia Jacklin has released 'If I Had The Hand Of God', the final advance track from her forthcoming album The Gem, which arrives September 25 through 4AD. The Australian songwriter uses the new song to document a trip to Nashville while considering the peculiar life of a touring musician and the question of what kind of legacy remains after all those vans, stages, dressing rooms and temporary beds have disappeared.
It is classic Jacklin territory: everyday detail quietly opening into questions much larger than the room in which they started. The track arrives only days before The Gem lands in full, making it the final piece listeners will hear outside the album's intended sequence.
Jacklin will support the record with extensive touring beginning in North America on October 20 in San Diego before moving through autumn dates and concluding her 2026 schedule in the UK, with further European dates in early 2027. Across contemporary folk and indie-pop, plenty of singer-songwriters write about the romance of touring, but Jacklin has always been more interested in what happens after the romance wears off.