Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	56/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
MusicOMH
PopMatters	(5/10)
The Guardian
Sputnikmusic
The Line of Best Fit	(6/10)
The Observer
Drowned in Sound	(4/10)

The Brink is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band The Jezabels. It was released on 31 January 2014 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 #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."

All tracks written by Hayley Mary, Heather Shannon, Sam Lockwood, and Nik Kaloper.

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

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