# In Limerence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/In_Limerence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/In_Limerence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Limerence > Source revision: 1352951510 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Over-quotation|date=October 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = In Limerence | type = studio | artist = [Jacob Alon](/source/Jacob_Alon) | cover = Jacob Alon – In Limerence.jpg | released = {{Start date|2025|05|30|df=yes}} | genre = [Indie folk](/source/Indie_folk) | length = 46:29 | label = *[Island](/source/Island_Records) *[EMI](/source/EMI_Records) | producer = [Dan Carey](/source/Dan_Carey_(record_producer)) | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles|name=In Limerence|type=studio|single1=Fairy in a Bottle |single1date=9 September 2024 | single2 = Confession |single2date = 11 November 2024 | single3 = Liquid Gold 25 |single3date = 3 February 2025 | single4 = Don't Fall Asleep |single4date = 13 March 2025 | single5 = August Moon |single5date = 23 April 2025 }}}} '''''In Limerence''''' is the debut studio album by Scottish singer [Jacob Alon](/source/Jacob_Alon). It was released on 30 May 2025, via [Island Records](/source/Island_Records) and [EMI Records](/source/EMI_Records).{{Cite web |last=Way |first=Emma |date=30 May 2025 |title=Jacob Alon – ''In Limerence'' |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/jacob-alon-in-limerence |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=[DIY](/source/DIY_Mag) |language=en}} The album was produced by [Dan Carey](/source/Dan_Carey_(music_producer)).{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2 June 2025 |title=Jacob Alon – ''In Limerence'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jacob-alon-in-limerence/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=[Clash](/source/Clash_Magazine) |language=en-GB}} It was preceded by the singles, "Fairy In a Bottle", "Confession", "Liquid Gold 25", "Don't Fall Asleep", and "August Moon".{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=13 March 2025 |title=Jacob Alon announces details of debut album ''In Limerence'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/jacob-alon-debut-album-in-limerence-dont-fall-asleep-listen-48590/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=[Rolling Stone UK](/source/Rolling_Stone_UK) |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=13 March 2025 |title=Jacob Alon Confirms Debut Album ''In Limerence'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/jacob-alon-confirms-debut-album-in-limerence/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=[Clash](/source/Clash_Magazine) |language=en-GB}} The album received universal acclaim from critics, reached number three on the [Scottish Albums Chart](/source/Scottish_Albums_Chart), and was nominated for both the [Mercury Prize](/source/Mercury_Prize), and [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award). ==Background== Alon released their debut single "Fairy in a Bottle" on 9 September 2024, ultimately becoming the first single from the then-unannounced album.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=9 September 2024 |title=Jacob Alon's 'Fairy In A Bottle' Is Extraordinary |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/jacob-alons-fairy-in-a-bottle-is-extraordinary/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}} They cite the song as the most difficult for them to perform live at first due to the raw, personal nature of the track, explaining “I’m not the good guy in ‘Fairy In A Bottle’; I'm very much coming to terms with how this [fixation on someone] is quite a selfish thing to do. It's also hard for the object of that desire – it's a lot to put someone onto this impossibly high pedestal that no one can live up to.”{{Cite web |last=Swann |first=Emma |date=23 June 2025 |title=Jacob Alon: Legend Has It |url=https://diymag.com/interview/jacob-alon-in-limerence-june-2025|website=[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))|language=en-GB}} "Confession" was released on 11 November 2024 as the album's second single. A song about navigating [queer](/source/queer) shame in adolescence, Alon posted a lengthy statement describing the genesis of the song and concluded by saying, “I wish I could tell little Cob how much joy and beauty was waiting for them on the other side of all that pain. I hope I can give the same love to anyone out there who’s still figuring things out. And I want to keep giving it to you – my beautiful, boundless, infinite queers. This song is for you. This song is for little Cob.”{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=11 November 2024 |title=Jacob Alon's 'Confession' Is Heart-Stoppingly Beautiful |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/jacob-alons-confession-is-heart-stoppingly-beautiful/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}} The album's third single, "Liquid Gold 25", was released on 3 February 2025. Named after a brand of [poppers](/source/poppers), the lyrics depict the shallowness and emptiness of transactional sexual experiences, with Alon noting that some have described it as an "anti-romantic" song. Written after a “series of particularly degrading [Grindr](/source/Grindr) hook-ups”, Alon stated that, “to me, [the song is] about the tormenting cycles of self-love and loathing, deleting, redownloading… The self-harming practice of chasing after something that you know will hurt you… Of my need to dissociate and retreat from the present moment through hedonism and into fantasy… Holding my breath until it stops hurting… Of seeking connection in a place of such superficial desire and objectification… Seeking validation through sex and how that ultimately leads to a deep loneliness.”{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=3 February 2025 |title=Jacob Alon's 'Liquid Gold 25' Finds Emptiness In The Void Of Lust |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/jacob-alons-liquid-gold-25-finds-emptiness-in-the-void-of-lust/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}} Alon announced ''In Limerance'' on 13 March 2025 alongside the release of single "Don't Fall Asleep". Of the track, Alon stated that it was inspired by a cousin who drowned in a freak accident, explaining that “I never knew him personally, but I’ve always had an idea painted in my mind of what he’d be like through the memories & stories of my family members. Because of this, I’ve always had a kind of fictional relationship to him. So, this song takes place in the liminal space between worlds, from his fictional perspective. In a strange bout of synchronicity, just as I was writing this song, I received a message from my cousin’s brother - who told me the story of how he and my cousin used to pick a record each night to fall asleep to - I found this to be a wildly meaningful coincidence.”{{Cite web |last=Damara Kelly |first=Tyler|date=13 March 2025 |title=Jacob Alon announces their Dan Carey-produced debut album, In Limerence|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/jacob-alon-announces-their-dan-carey-produced-debut-album-in-limerence |website=[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit) |language=en-GB}} The final pre-release single, "August Moon", was released on 23 April 2025.{{Cite web |last=Graye |first=Megan |date=23 April 2025 |title=Jacob Alon gifts new single 'August Moon' ahead of debut album 'In Limerence' |url=https://diymag.com/news/jacob-alon-new-single-august-moon-in-limerence |website=[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))|language=en-GB}} The track was based on a trip that Alon took to [Malia](/source/Malia%2C_Crete) with a friend shortly after they confessed their feelings for them. The rebuilding of their friendship was interrupted when the pair were assaulted in a homophobic attack. Of the experience and its influence on the song, Alon explained, “I had nightmares about that night for so long, but I think one of the biggest parts was the shame - almost feeling really silly that I could have loved someone in a world with so much violence. For years, I carried around that fear and that pain, and then it was only writing that song and telling that story that I was able to let go of that and process that. Now, when I sing that song, I sing it with an extra bit of triumph.” ==Reception== {{Music ratings |rev1=''[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))'' |rev1score={{Rating|9|10}} |rev2=''[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))'' |rev2score={{Rating|4|5}} |rev3=''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' |rev3score={{Rating|3|5}} |rev4=''[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'' |rev4score={{Rating|4|5}} }} ''[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))'' rated the album nine out of ten, describing it as "an extraordinary achievement, a record that truly picks the listener up in one place, and deposits them in another," while ''[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))'' noted in its review, "Jacob's tender touch on themes of fantasy, dreams and love feels earned across ''In Limerence'', as if repairing themself via songwriting rather than declaring experiences from a distance," rating it four stars. ''[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'' gave ''In Limerence'' a four-star rating, and described it as "at once confident and vulnerable" and "the product of deliberate action and agency".{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Adam |date=27 May 2025 |title=Jacob Alon album review: ''In Limerence'' |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/jacob-alon-in-limerence |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine)) |language=en}} ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' rated it three stars, stating "The Scottish songwriter delivers a confident, well-expressed debut even if their songs sometimes stray into overfamiliar indie-folk territory."{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=30 May 2025 |title=Jacob Alon: ''In Limerence'' review – dreamy story songs of myth and melancholy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/30/jacob-alon-in-limerence-review |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} [''Billboard''](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) remarked, "Gliding between sublime melodies and grimy, guttural dissonance, the record is cinematic in its acoustic grandeur and intimate in its inspection."{{Cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=29 May 2025 |title=Jacob Alon on Charting a Painful, Powerful Journey to Healing on Debut LP ''In Limerence'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/jacob-alon-debut-album-in-limerence-1235982546/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |language=en-US}} === Accolades === On 10 September 2025, ''In Limerence'' was announced as one of 12 nominees for the 2025 [Mercury Prize](/source/Mercury_Prize).{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=2025-09-10 |title=CMAT, Pulp and PinkPantheress among Mercury prize shortlist light on new names |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/10/mercury-prize-shortlist |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910133602/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/10/mercury-prize-shortlist |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en}} On 25 September, it was announced as one of 20 albums on the longlist for the 2025 [Scottish Album of the Year Award](/source/Scottish_Album_of_the_Year_Award).{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=25 September 2025 |title=SAY Award 2025: Long List Revealed |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/say-award-2025-long-list-revealed/ |access-date=12 October 2025 |work=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''In Limerence'' track listing | all_writing = Jacob Alon; "Home Tapes" written with [Dan Carey](/source/Dan_Carey_(record_producer)) | total_length = 46:29 | title1 = Glimmer | length1 = 1:03 | title2 = Of Amber | length2 = 2:39 | title3 = Don't Fall Asleep | length3 = 4:29 | title4 = I Couldn't Feed Her | length4 = 3:52 | title5 = Confession | length5 = 4:32 | title6 = Elijah | length6 = 3:59 | title7 = Liquid Gold 25 | length7 = 4:27 | title8 = August Moon | length8 = 4:54 | title9 = Home Tapes | length9 = 4:57 | title10 = Zathura | length10 = 4:07 | title11 = Fairy in a Bottle | length11 = 5:17 | title12 = Sertraline | length12 = 2:13 }} ==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''In Limerance'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- {{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20250612|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 June 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| [UK Albums Sales](/source/UK_Albums_Sales_Chart) ([OCC](/source/Official_Charts_Company)){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-sales-chart/20250606/7511/|title=Official Albums Sales Chart: 6 June 2025 - 12 June 2025|publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|access-date=5 April 2026}} | 7 |} ===Monthly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Monthly chart performance for ''In Limerance'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- ! scope="row"| UK Folk Albums ([OCC](/source/Official_Charts_Company)){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/folk-albums-chart/20250708/folk/|title=Official Folk Albums Sale Chart: 8 July 2025 - 4 August 2025|publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|access-date=5 April 2026}} | 3 |} ==Personnel== Credits adapted from [Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)).{{cite web |title=In Limerence / Jacob Alon / Credits |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/437600312/credits |publisher=[Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)) |access-date=16 June 2025 |date=30 May 2025}} * Jacob Alon – guitar (tracks 1–9, 11, 12), [lute](/source/lute) (1), vocals (2–8), synthesizer (2, 5, 9, 12), bass (2, 5), piano (3–5, 7, 9–11), [pump organ](/source/pump_organ) (3), [Wurlitzer](/source/Wurlitzer) organ (4), keyboards (7), [Mellotron](/source/Mellotron) (8), percussion (10), [kalimba](/source/kalimba) (12) * [Dan Carey](/source/Dan_Carey_(record_producer)) – [production](/source/Record_producer), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) (all tracks); synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), percussion (2, 3, 5), [drum machine](/source/drum_machine) (2, 4, 7, 8), bass (3, 8), guitar (3, 10), drum [programming](/source/Programming_(music)) (3) * Christian Wright – [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio)) * Alexis Smith – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer) * [Yuri Shibuichi](/source/Yuri_Shibuichi) – drums (2–5, 7, 8, 10) * [Celeste](/source/Celeste_(singer)) – background vocals (3) * Rory Fotheringham – trumpet (7) * Morgan Morris – percussion, piano (10) * Joe Hathway – [viola](/source/viola) (12) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Brit Critics' Choice}} {{Authority control}} Category:2025 debut albums Category:Albums produced by Dan Carey (record producer) Category:EMI Records albums Category:Island Records albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [In Limerence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Limerence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Limerence?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.