Jenny Lewis is the singer from Rilo Kiley who decided to make this solo record (with vocal support from the enigmatic Watson twins) in between RK albums. Those of you who know Rilo Kiley will already appreciate her clear, nuanced and beautiful vocal style with a country/gospel twist more noticeable here than when she's with the band. The lyrics are as piercing and intriguing as you would expect covering religion, relationships, parenthood among much else. As music writer Andy Greenwald puts it "She's got hair the color of a Pacific sunset, a voice as sweet as an ice cream cone, and a wit sharper than a razorblade." Pretty much sums it up. Stand out tracks for me are Rise Up With Fists and You Are What You Love - but you really need to hear the whole thing through rather than pick on individual songs. A cover of the Travelling Wilburys Handle With Care doesn't quite come off, but I'll forgive her. You can find out more and sample some of it here.
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Thanks for the review Richard, listened to those songs on her myspace page, and I'll try and pick up the CD in a few days. Was a little intimidated by the cover at first though!
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