Jenny Lewis Drops Sophomore Effort

”Hard hitting and acerbic” narratives… and much more.

By Blurt Staff

Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis has her second solo album, titled Acid Tongue, due from  Warner Bros Records in September. It’s the followup to 2006’s Rabbit Fur Coat and marks her debut for the major label — sort of. While RFC was on indie Team Love, with Rilo she’s already got a home at Warners, which issued last year’s Under The Blacklight album (Warner Bros Records, 2007). Tour dates will accompany the release of the album; full itinerary below.

Here’s the scoop from the Lewis camp:

 
Some of Lewis' most steadfast collaborators appear on Acid Tongue: Johnathan Rice, Farmer Dave Scher, Jason Boesel, Jason Lader and M Ward. She also invited other notable musician friends into the fold, including Elvis Costello for a duet  ("Carpetbaggers"), Chris Robinson (of The Black Crowes), Benji Hughes, Zooey Deschanel (of She & Him) & Vanessa Corbala (of Whispertown2000) on backing vocals, Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle / The Entrance Band) and her sister Ana provided strings, Davey Faragher (of The Imposters) on bass, as well as Laurel Canyon's own Jonathan Wilson on guitar, and even members of Jenny's own family.  Her sister Leslie Lewis provided backing vocals on two songs while her father, harmonica virtuoso Eddie Gordon makes a star turn on rumbling bass harp.

The all analog, no Pro-Tools sessions were all part of a shared aesthetic between Lewis, her producers, and her musician collaborators, working quickly and tracking her vocals entirely live and without embellishment. Recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California in just 3 weeks, the album's tracks, disparate as they are, share a sparkling vitality; Lewis' voice has never sounded so expressive and the narratives have never been so hard-hitting and acerbic.

Tracklist:

 1. Black Sand                                                7. Godspeed                        
 2. Pretty Bird                                                 8. Carpetbaggers
 3. The Next Messiah                                     9. Trying My Best To Love You
 4. Bad Man's World                                      10. Jack Killed Mom
 5. Acid Tongue                                              11. Sing A Song For Them
6. See Fernando                                    

Tour Dates:
 
9/16 –  Fox Theatre- Boulder, CO                                    
9/17 – Ogden Theatre- Denver, CO
9/19 -  Epiphany Church, Chicago IL
9/20 – Anchor Inn- Omaha, NE*
9/21 – Ryman Auditorium- Nashville, TN*                
9/22 – Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN*          
9/23 – George's Majestic Fayetteville, AK*              
9/24 – The Lyric Theatre - Oxford, MS*
9/25 – Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK*
9/26 – Austin City Limits - Austin, TX
10/2 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue- Washington, DC
10/4 – Apollo Theatre- New York, NY
 
(*with Conor Oberst )