Jacob Alon In Limerence

Critic's Take

Jacob Alon's debut In Limerence feels like a revelation, with the best songs such as “Glimmer” and “Don’t Fall Asleep” doing most of the heavy lifting. Robin Murray writes in admiring, almost stunned tones, calling the opener “Glimmer” a "stunning, poetic opener" and praising “Don’t Fall Asleep” as "endlessly beautiful," which together answer the question of the best tracks on In Limerence. The review highlights the candid narratives of “Liquid Gold 25” and the spine-tingling impact of “Fairy In A Bottle”, explaining why these songs linger. Overall the critic frames the album as an extraordinary achievement, with those standout tracks anchoring its emotional and musical reach.

Key Points

• The best song(s) like "Glimmer" combine poetic opening imagery with emotional immediacy, establishing the album's tone.
• The album's core strengths are its vocal range, emotional nuance, and candid storytelling across trauma, love, and memory.

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Critic's Take

Jacob Alon’s debut In Limerence centres on aching intimacy and repair, and the review makes clear the best songs are those that lay that feeling bare. The piece singles out “August Moon” for its emotive guitar, “Confession” for a Jeff Buckley-like vocal turn, and “Fairy In A Bottle” as equally angelic and soul-bearing. Emma Way writes with a quiet reverence for the record’s transparency, arguing these tracks crystallise why the album’s explorations of longing feel earned and urgent.

Key Points

• “Confession” is best for its raw vocal turn and stripped honesty.
• The album’s core strengths are transparent songwriting, vivid vignettes of longing, and evocative guitar and nostalgia.

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Critic's Take

Jacob Alon's In Limerence is at its most vivid on intimate pieces like “Of Amber” and “I Couldn’t Feed Her”, where unique samples and unorthodox percussion pry open the songs. The reviewer's voice lingers on the album's brittle, wounded storytelling, arguing that Alon's fingerpicked guitar and voice make desire feel shatteringly desolate. While tracks such as “Elijah” and “Liquid Gold 25” struggle to stand out among similar contemporary folk-songwriters, the record's perspective is well realised enough to keep you listening. Overall the best tracks on In Limerence are the ones that pair Alon's literary, semi-mystical imagery with surprising production touches.

Key Points

• The best song(s), notably "Of Amber" and "I Couldn’t Feed Her", stand out for their unique samples and unorthodox percussion.
• The album's core strengths are its brittle, wounded storytelling and Alon's intimate fingerpicked guitar and voice anchored in folklore and desire.

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Critic's Take

Jacob Alon’s debut In Limerence trades in hard-won tenderness and plainspoken revelation, and the best songs on the record - “Don’t Fall Asleep”, “Elijah” and “August Moon” - carry that weight with brittle grace. The reviewer’s voice lingers on Alon’s fingerpicked guitar and a tenor that stretches like Thom Yorke’s, framing “Don’t Fall Asleep” as a heartbreaking moral plea and “Elijah” as one of the album’s luminous moments. Elsewhere, “August Moon” and “Sertraline” show a hazed, weary tenderness that cements these as the record’s emotional center. Overall the strongest tracks are those where Alon’s honesty and voice sit unadorned at the fore.

Key Points

• The best song, “Don’t Fall Asleep”, is the album’s emotional core because it ties personal grief to a moral plea delivered with convincing intimacy.
• The album’s core strengths are Alon’s intimate, stretched tenor and fingerpicked guitar that foregrounds vulnerability and acceptance.

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Critic's Take

In this intimate appraisal Sophie McVinnie hears the best songs on In Limerence as those that crystallise Jacob Alon’s childlike wonder and aching longing, notably “Liquid Gold 25” and “Fairy in a Bottle”. McVinnie lingers on Alon’s silvery voice and the album’s misty folk landscapes, arguing that tracks like “Liquid Gold 25” and the debut single capture loneliness and love with delicate clarity. The review frames the record as a tender, contemplative debut that turns small, strange details into gorgeous, lilting songs, making clear why listeners will search for the best tracks on In Limerence.

Key Points

• The best song is 'Liquid Gold 25' because the review calls it "gorgeously intimate" and quotes its lyric, showing emotional clarity.
• The album’s core strengths are Alon’s silvery voice and the dreamy, lyrical folk landscapes that turn small details into vivid emotion.

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Critic's Take

Jacob Alon's debut In Limerence is presented as a quietly devastating assemblage of love and fixation, and the review makes clear that the best songs - “August Moon”, “Confession” and “Liquid Gold 25” - crystallize that intimacy. The voice on these tracks is intimate, fragile and gripping, with “August Moon” showing off range and guitar technique and “Confession” delivering the album's emotional core. The reviewer praises the album's delicate production and storytelling, casting the record as a fully realized, masterful debut that invites obsession. This framing answers what the best tracks on In Limerence are while retaining the reviewer's poetic, admiring tone.

Key Points

• “August Moon” is best for showcasing Alon’s guitar range and dynamic shifts, making it the album highlight.
• The album’s strengths are intimate storytelling, delicate production, and emotional depth delivered with tender care.

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