In Limerence

In Limerence is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Jacob Alon. It was released on 30 May 2025, via Island Records and EMI Records.^[5] The album was produced by Dan Carey.^[6] The album consists of twelve tracks with a total runtime of approximately forty-six minutes. It was preceded by the singles, "Fairy In a Bottle", "Confession", "Liquid Gold 25", and "Don't Fall Asleep".^[7][8]

In Limerence
Studio album by Jacob Alon
Released	30 May 2025 (2025-05-30)
Genre	Indie folk
Length	46:29
Label	Island EMI
Producer	Dan Carey
Singles from In Limerence
"Fairy in a Bottle" Released: 9 September 2024[1] "Confession" Released: 11 November 2024[2] "Liquid Gold 25" Released: 3 February 2025[3] "Don't Fall Asleep" Released: 13 March 2025[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	[6]
DIY	[5]
The Guardian	[9]
The Skinny	[10]

Clash 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,"^[6] while DIY 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.^[5]

The Skinny gave In Limerence a four-star rating, and described it as "at once confident and vulnerable" and "the product of deliberate action and agency".^[10] 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."^[9] Billboard remarked, "Gliding between sublime melodies and grimy, guttural dissonance, the record is cinematic in its acoustic grandeur and intimate in its inspection."^[11]

Accolades

On 10 September 2025, In Limerence was announced as one of 12 nominees for the 2025 Mercury Prize.^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jacob Alon; "Home Tapes" written with Dan Carey.

In Limerence track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Glimmer"	1:03
2.	"Of Amber"	2:39
3.	"Don't Fall Asleep"	4:29
4.	"I Couldn't Feed Her"	3:52
5.	"Confession"	4:32
6.	"Elijah"	3:59
7.	"Liquid Gold 25"	4:27
8.	"August Moon"	4:54
9.	"Home Tapes"	4:57
10.	"Zathura"	4:07
11.	"Fairy in a Bottle"	5:17
12.	"Sertraline"	2:13
Total length:		46:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[13]

• Jacob Alon – guitar (tracks 1–9, 11, 12), lute (1), vocals (2–8), synthesizer (2, 5, 9, 12), bass (2, 5), piano (3–5, 7, 9–11), pump organ (3), Wurlitzer organ (4), keyboards (7), Mellotron (8), percussion (10), kalimba (12)
• Dan Carey – production, mixing (all tracks); synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), percussion (2, 3, 5), drum machine (2, 4, 7, 8), bass (3, 8), guitar (3, 10), drum programming (3)
• Christian Wright – mastering
• Alexis Smith – engineering
• Yuri Shibuichi – drums (2–5, 7, 8, 10)
• Celeste – background vocals (3)
• Rory Fotheringham – trumpet (7)
• Morgan Morris – percussion, piano (10)
• Joe Hathway – viola (12)