Jenny Lewis

Album: ‘On the Line‘
Year: 2019

It’s almost a disservice to Lewis and all of you to write this post as I am in the process of acquiring the rest of her solo work as well as her work with the band Rilo Kiley. While I do write that I am going to search out more of certain artist because they touched me so, I actually mean it with Lewis. She had me from the first track (see below) and never let go. Her voice enchanted me and her music hit me deep. I like that feeling.

Some might want to credit her very illustrious production ensemble for this album for its charm, but her soul and everything she brings to the table is impossible to fake in post. She assumed command and everyone else seems to be there to accentuate the highs, tone down the lows, and simply play along. Our reward is an album that, if I gave enough of a shit, would be high on my Best of 2019 list. If anything, she has another fan in me and I will spend good time telling everyone I meet to buy this album immediately.

Track of Distinction: “Head’s Gonna Roll,” a fresh post-mortem of sorts to a failed relationship that seemed too intriguing and too wonderous to die, is the kind of song I want to hear more female artists do but seem to be too afraid to