September 7, 2005

Jenny Lewis Goes Solo

Our favorite child actor turned rocker delivers Rabbit Fur Coat in January on Team Love Records (an offshoot of Saddle Creek). The Rilo Kiley/Postal Service siren tells MTV News:

I'm going to [credit it to] Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. We're friends with these twins from Louisville, Kentucky, and they sang with me on a lot of songs — a bunch of harmonizing, a bunch of classic-sounding songs.

Indie Rock All-Stars M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Ben Gibbard all collaborate on the record.

It's a giant melting pot of the people that I've met over the last couple years. I think the production is a lot more pointedly stripped-down [than Rilo Kiley]. I kind of wanted to let the songs just exist and let the voices tell the story, rather than the guitar and production. I kind of wanted the songs to just kind of float around.

Sorry, no MP3s yet. If you can't get enough Jenny, you can currently catch RK opening for Coldplay or rent Troop Beverly Hills.

UPDATE: Live title track action! Thanks Buddha.
Jenny Lewis - "Rabbit Fur Coat (Live 6/10/04)" (MP3)

Posted at 12:38 PM
Tags: Bright Eyes | Jenny Lewis | Rilo Kiley

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Rockin' the MacKenzie Phillips do. Love it.

Posted by: mochajavamama at 09/07/05 12:45 PM | Reply
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Jenny Lewis solo (live) MP3s:
http://thecuttingroom.shelma.net/jennyA/

I think these were recorded at a show that she opened for The Elected

Posted by: buddha lewis at 09/07/05 1:21 PM | Reply
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January, hmm? No specific day yet?
On the Rilo Kiley Live at Fingerprints cd, there is a track (Somebody Else's Clothes) that I guess is a solo Jenny song that she played while Blake was getting coffee or something. It's a nice song.

Posted by: ica at 09/07/05 1:47 PM | Reply
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I had no idea this was the same Jenny Lewis! I had a huge crush on her back in the day when she was in Troop Beverly Hills. Very reminiscent of Kerry Green (Lucas, Three For The Road, Goonies).

Posted by: punky! at 09/07/05 2:01 PM | Reply
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THAT'S A MAN

Posted by: sizzler at 09/07/05 2:43 PM | Reply
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I'd like another The Elected album, please.

Posted by: N at 09/07/05 3:06 PM | Reply
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that is truly the most frightening photograph of her ever. c'mon dude, she's a hot lady!

Posted by: kelly at 09/07/05 3:14 PM | Reply
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Of all the pics you could've Googled, and you chose those two? Oh dear.

Troop Beverly Hills was mildly amusing, but 'The Wizard' was where it was at.
I mean, Universal Studios, The Power Glove, Super Mario Bros. 3 AND Jenny Lewis, all in one movie?!

Posted by: Blu at 09/07/05 9:27 PM | Reply
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I love the powerglove, it's so BAD

Posted by: Mat at 09/08/05 12:15 PM | Reply
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