Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
Two and a half years after her first solo album with one crapfest Rilo Kiley album last year and it’s time for the second proper Jenny Lewis record. I was getting ready to hail this as a great return to form, because it really is rather good, but then I discovered this song actually dates back two years itself. Which makes it kind of strange as the lead for a new album, but it’s good enough to not matter too much.
Obviously we’re back to the country/folk/gospel territory here, which is obviously what Lewis is interested in doing now as opposed to the shiny pop of her band. Her voice is perfectly suited to the songs of heartbreak that come with the genre, and when she sings about how rough giving up drugs and cigarettes was, she’s world weary enough that you believe it. I have no idea if the rest of the album will sound as good, but this song is certainly good enough to restore at least some hope.
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