Video: Jenny Lewis, “See Fernando”
- story Matthew Schnipper
Who pays for this shit in a shit economy? Spy movie, b-movie, surf rock, pastel. The frivolous lives of artists are still intact. Meanwhile, I’m eating dirt and can’t afford new socks. At least we get Jenny Lewis in short shorts and a swimsuit.
Freeload: Jenny Lewis, “Acid Tongue”
- story THE FADER
In FADER Number 35 the indubitably adorable Jenny Lewis revealed that the first song she ever learned on guitar was The Eagles’ “Desperado.” With “Acid Tongue,” from her album of the same name that came out this week, she practically rewrites it. Except instead of singing about cowboy who apparently doesn’t like people that much, she’s dropping acid in Dixie and lying to dudes. What a gal! She’ll be playing at Austin City Limits tomorrow night—which we just realized is going to be a pretty great festival this year—so check that out if you’re in Texas.
Download: Jenny Lewis, “Acid Tongue” (via Stereogum)
Video: Some New Jenny Lewis Songs Accompanied By Skits
- story THE FADER
Is Acid Tongue FADER 35 coverstar Jenny Lewis‘ Jenny Family Band moment? We were kind of hoping it would be after seeing the lineup of friends and family scheduled to appear in some form on the record, including “Farmer” Dave Scher (yes!), Johnathan Rice, Jonathan Wilson, M. Ward, Elvis Costello, Chris Robinson and Zooey Deschanel. The album comes out September 23rd and to tease it Lewis has released some homemade Youtube videos of her hanging out with Creepy Ben Gibbard and Less Creepy Johnathan Rice. Acid Tongue amounts to a modern day version of David Crosby’s If I Could Only Remember My Name, which is pretty exciting, only it replaces Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel guitar with Ben Gibbard sitting in a bathtub and holding a dozen pink balloons.
