Jerry Williams Jr. has been putting out outsider soul albums as Swamp Dogg consistently since the ’70s. Last year, he underwent a reinvention of sorts with his 22nd studio album, Love, Loss, And Auto-Tune. As the title suggests, it found the singer embracing AutoTune and a more experimental production style, and he’s continuing … More »
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Jonathan Wilson, Jenny Lewis, & Sanba Zao – “Lapé, Lanmou” Video
A group of songwriters and musicians including Paul Beaubrun, Habib Koité, Raúl Rodríguez, and Jonathan Russell are teaming up with members of the Haitian roots band Lakou Mizik for Let The Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1, a new collaborative album to benefit the Artists For Peace And Justice non-profit. And today, they’re sharing … More »
Harry Styles Announces 2020 Tour Dates, Jenny Lewis Opening US & Canadian Leg
Harry Styles, the former One Direction member turned acid-dropping, sexually liberated nu-hippie pop star, is releasing his new album Fine Line in December. Its lead single, “Lights Up,” is one of my favorite pop songs of the year. Ahead of pulling double duty as host and musical guest on SNL this … More »
The 200 Best Songs Of The 2010s
When this decade began, MP3s still reigned supreme. Now, at the end of it, a song is no longer even a file — it’s ephemera, on every streaming service and available to hear in myriad ways. For better and worse, the song (and the single) have become the norm for the general public’s music consumption. More »
Watch Jenny Lewis Sing “Rabbit Hole” And Be Carried Away By A Giant Bunny On Fallon
One of my favorite parts of this year’s Hopscotch was watching the Jenny Lewis road show in all its splendor. Lewis is a legend, and seeing her in that sparkling disco-ball dress with her hair done up like some glamorous old-timey country singer was like encountering a mythic figure. The setlist was packed … More »
Watch Jenny Lewis Sing “Wasted Youth” On Colbert
Jenny Lewis has had a busy 2019 thus far. She’s released On The Line, her first album in five years. She’s been touring hard. She’s got her own strain of weed coming out. On Sunday, she will take part in the San Francisco Pride Parade, where she’ll be a special guest … More »
Jenny Lewis Launches Weed Strain
Jenny Lewis has launched her own weed strain called The Rabbit Hole, inspired by her new album On The Line that came out a couple months ago. The strain was produced in collaboration with Glass House Farms and will be available in 5-packs of half-gram pre-rolls in a number of California dispensaries. Per … More »
Jenny Lewis – “Red Bull & Hennessy” Video (Feat. Beck, St. Vincent, Jeff Goldblum, More)
Last week, Jenny Lewis released her long-awaited new album On The Line. And shortly before its release, she pulled off a cool stunt — an online listening party/fundraiser, modeled after the variety shows and telethons of the ’70s, that raised a bunch of money for the the Los Angeles Downtown Women’s … More »
Stream Jenny Lewis’ New Album On The Line And Watch Her Kimmel Performance
It’s now been five years since the former Rilo Kiley leader Jenny Lewis released The Voyager, her last album. And today, she’s followed it up, giving us a whole new album of elegant LA rich-kid blues. For the new LP On The Line, she enlisted some heavy help, teaming up with an all-star … More »
Jenny Lewis – “Wasted Youth”
We are just one week away from getting to hear the first Jenny Lewis album in five years. Next week, Lewis, the former Rilo Kiley leader, will release On The Line, her long-awaited follow-up to 2014’s The Voyager. She’s been honing these new songs, and playing them live, for literal years now. And … More »