My Anti-Aircraft Friend

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My Anti-Aircraft Friend
Julie my anti-aircraft friend.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Recorded2022–2024 [1]
Studio
  • EastWest
  • Panoramic House
  • Secret Hand
  • Palomino Sound
  • Octopus Beak
Genre
Length39:16
Label Atlantic
Producer
  • Julie
  • Sonny DiPerri
Julie chronology
Pushing Daisies
(2021)
My Anti-Aircraft Friend
(2024)
Singles from My Anti-Aircraft Friend
  1. "Catalogue"
    Released: September 29, 2023
  2. "Clairbourne Practice"
    Released: July 10, 2024
  3. "Very Little Effort"
    Released: August 21, 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Far Out Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [4]

My Anti-Aircraft Friend is the debut studio album by American shoegaze band Julie. It was released on September 13, 2024, through Atlantic Records. [5] It was supported by three singles: "Catalogue", "Clairbourne Practice", and "Very Little Effort". [6] [7] [8]

Contents

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". [6] 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. [9] [10] 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. [11] The song was described by the band as "sweet, then destructive" and they described its vocals as "maybe the most androgynous on the album". [12] 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. [13] 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". [8] Months prior to the album's announcement, Julie played the then-unreleased songs "Clairbourne Practice", "Very Little Effort", "Tenebrist", "Knob", and "Thread, Stitch" at some of their live shows. [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Julie.

My Anti-Aircraft Friend track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Catalogue"3:14
2."Tenebrist"3:35
3."Very Little Effort"4:16
4."Clairbourne Practice"3:08
5."Knob"5:03
6."Thread, Stitch"4:20
7."Feminine Adornments"4:13
8."I'll Cook My Own Meals"3:16
9."Piano Instrumental"4:30
10."Stuck in a Car with Angels"3:40
Total length:39:16

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [15]

Julie

Production

Artwork

Reception

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

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