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07-25 Jenny Lewis streams new album
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Born in Las Vegas in 1977, Jenny Lewis is a popular indie rock singer/songwriter known for her work as the primary vocalist of Rilo Kiley as well
as her solo albums, guest appearances, and duo with boyfriend Johnathan Rice. A former child actress, she helped launch Rilo Kiley in 1998 with
fellow musicians Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock (who was later replaced by Jason Boesel in 2001). Lewis steadily developed her
own vocal style, drawing from the sly country twang of Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Patsy Cline while remaining indebted to pop music.
Collaborations with t ...read more
Born in Las Vegas in 1977, Jenny Lewis is a popular indie rock singer/songwriter known for her work as the primary vocalist of Rilo Kiley as well
as her solo albums, guest appearances, and duo with boyfriend Johnathan Rice. A former child actress, she helped launch Rilo Kiley in 1998 with
fellow musicians Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock (who was later replaced by Jason Boesel in 2001). Lewis steadily developed her
own vocal style, drawing from the sly country twang of Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Patsy Cline while remaining indebted to pop music.
Collaborations with the Good Life, Cursive, and the Postal Service helped expand her audience, and Lewis began working on her debut solo effort
in the midst of Rilo Kiley's third full-length release, More Adventurous.
Rabbit Fur Coat, Lewis' first solo record, was released in 2006, featuring background vocals by the Kentucky-born Watson Twins and additional
contributions from M. Ward, Ben Gibbard, Jason Boesel, and Conor Oberst (who released the record on his own Team Love label). Jenny Lewis
then made the jump to Warner Bros. for the release of Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight, which gave the band an unprecedented amount of chart
success in the U.S. and overseas. Following a tour in support of that album, Lewis announced that her sophomore solo effort, Acid Tongue,
would be released in September 2008. The record arrived on schedule, featuring collaborations with Elvis Costello, She and Him, Chris Robinson,
and Lewis' own family members. Boyfriend Johnathan Rice also worked on the album as Lewis' producer, and the two continued working
together in Jenny and Johnny, a lighthearted pop duo whose debut album appeared in 2010.
At the end of 2010 Lewis' estranged father passed away, and in a tumultuous start to 2011 Rilo Kiley disbanded months later, both of which
contributed to bouts of severe insomnia during a highly stressful period of her life. To deal with these intense, destabilizing emotions, Lewis
turned to music and began to write new material. However, it wasn't until after touring with the Postal Service in 2013 that she reentered the
studio. Recordings took place with Ryan Adams and his long-term producer Mike Viola in their California studios and the result,The Voyager, was
expected in 2014. « hide |
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