[3] Inspired by Britney Spears, at the age of 10, she took classical singing lessons before joining a high school band which did Avril Lavigne and Evanescence covers.

[8] The Guardian described it as "one of those albums that will slowly creep into the affections of a large number of people" while Rolling Stone Australia found her songs "simple and unadorned".

[18] Jacklin was working at an essential oils factory to save money to record with producer Ben Edwards, having been inspired by Aldous Harding's debut album.

In early 2016, she released her single "Pool Party" independently, and became one of the stand out acts at SXSW the same year, receiving rave reviews from publications such as The New York Times,[20] Vogue,[21] Brooklyn Vegan[22] and NME.

[25] In January 2017, Julia Jacklin was named "Next Big Thing" at the FBi SMAC Awards for 2016[26] before she embarked on another extensive tour of Europe.

[29] In September 2017, Julia Jacklin released a 7" single featuring two songs, once again recorded with producer Ben Edwards in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

The album was recorded with producer Burke Reid (Courtney Barnett, The Drones) and features Blain Cunneen (guitar), Dominic Rizzo (piano), Clayton Allen (drums), Harry Fuller (bass) and Georgia Mulligan (backing vocals).

[31] In light of the release of Crushing, Jacklin came at number 4 in Happy Mag's list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now".

In 2014, Jacklin formed the indie garage group Phantastic Ferniture along with members Elizabeth Hughes (guitar) and Ryan K Brennan (drums).

[citation needed] Allmusic described her music as a "meld of dreamy indie pop and confessional alt-country",[8] while she cites as her influences Doris Day, The Andrews Sisters, Björk and Billy Bragg.

[17] In an interview with Sound of Boston, Jacklin notes her music video style is inspired by Lars Tunbjörk, a Swedish photographer who captured the mundane and absurd moments of modern life.

In February 2019, Stella Donnelly released a music video for her single "Tricks", in which Jacklin co-directed with longtime collaborator Nick McKinlay.