Music : Acid Tongue
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624986201
Label: Warner Bros.
Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Sales Rank: 194
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Femme fatale Jenny Lewis has never sounded so passionate and her songs never so hard-hitting and acerbic as on her aptly titled solo disk, Acid Tongue. The album follows 2006's Rabbit Fur Coat (which Spin named among the best albums of that year) and a series of acclaimed albums with indie rock fave Rilo Kiley. Featuring collaborations with A Band Called She & Him and guest appearances by Elvis Costello and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, Acid Tongue proves to be wicked good.
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"I wear a ponytail like a waterfall / Loudspeaker cause a landslide / I got a room key and a Johnny / A good buzz, feelin' alright," sings Jenny Lewis on the swingin' "See Fernando," the immediate standout track from her second solo album, Acid Tongue. Those rhythmic one-liners, penned while touring for her breakout debut, 2006's Rabbit Fur Coat, say an awful lot about the Rilo Kiley front woman. She's somewhat of a girly girl; she likes rock n' roll and isn't afraid of its time-tested clichés; she's got a man (singer/songwriter Johnathan Rice) and wont flinch at the chance to tease her listeners about closed doors; and she likes to shamelessly knock a few back whenever possible. Whether that's the real Lewis or not hardly matters, it's her stage and studio persona, and it - along with her gift-from-heaven voice - has brought her a long way in the last five years.
Rabbit Fur Coat put the Lewis namesake on the map, elevating her from her longtime standing as the fire-haired indie-rock darling who fronts Rilo Kiley to the level of respected adult solo artist who gets consistent plan on NPR. It must be said that using the term "solo," however, has never felt right with Lewis. Rabbit Fur Coat not only prominently featured two backing vocalists (those creepy Watson Twin gals) on every song, but also M. Ward, Mike Mogis, Rice, Conor Oberst, Ben Gibbard, Jason Boesel and many others. Likewise, Acid Tongue features a cast of heavy hitters, including Elvis Costello, Rice, ... Read More
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i'm speechless. i didnt know it could be so good again. and again. thanks jenny.
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I love Jenny Lewis and Rilo Kiley.
I instantly fell in love with "Rabbit Fur Coat", but to me this feels like an album consisting of bunch of b-sides, without any cohesion or purpose.
While Rabbit Fur Coat was a natural, flowing, cohesive concept album about the personal,social and relgious ILLUSIONS in life, the concept of "Acid Toungue" doesn't really work-- perhaps I just don't get it but I don't think there is a lot to get here "to get"
The albums open with the really weak track of "Black Sand" and has many other weak moments including "Pretty Bird", "Bad Man's World" and the embarassing "See Fernando".
Fair enough- this album "sounds good", her voice is beautiful and the production is good but there's nothing memorable or intellectualy challenging here (as was Rabbit Fur Coat)
I'm giving it three stars because it's Jenny Lewis and nothing more.
Considering all he great work with Rilo Kiley and solo with Rabbit Fur Coat, I don't think this album will remembered as one of her great peices of work.
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This is a great album. For me, not so much a social enjoyment but more a solitary listening. I enjoy it from beginning to end. Wish I could have been a fly on the wall during the recording sessions! I think I told everyone who would listen to buy this!
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This album, though different from her previous solo album, yet again showcases her wonderful voice and is full of lyric after great lyric, as is usual with any Jenny Lewis song. And it grows on you with each listen, which is a definite plus.
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