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Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis recording new solo album

Feb 6, 2008, 08:37 AM | by Shirley Halperin

Categories: In the studio, Music, Music Biz

Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis has sidelined her band obligations for a minute to work on another solo album. For the past few weeks, Lewis and a team of Los Angeles cohorts, including singer-songwriter-boyfriend Johnathan Rice, Interpol touring player "Farmer Dave" Scher, and Rilo producer Jason Larder, have been logging full days at Sound City studios in the San Fernando Valley, where Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes and Nirvana's Nevermind were recorded. The all-analog sessions also saw several famous friends drop by to lend a hand with guest vocals, among them Zooey Deschanel, the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, M. Ward, and Elvis Costello, who duets with Lewis on one track. A source who's heard the record says, "It all sounds super natural, nice, and simple. Like it doesn't belong in any decade. It's just timeless."

John Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:26 AM EST

Timeless is the perfect way to put it.

John
http://www.rebelnoise.com ~ loud, fast & distorted

chris Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 08:10 PM EST

i hope 'jack killed ma,' 'met him on a sunday' and others will appear on this album!

Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 03:23 AM EST

I hope its as good as RFC =)

Hector Diego Fri, Feb 8, 2008 at 05:21 PM EST

Jenny's up there with the greatest stars of all time.

sdr Wed, Feb 6, 2008 at 03:55 PM EST

i love jenny, this is great news. i thought rabbit fur coat was a timeless sounding piece of work as well. love the sound of these guest stars too, as i am a big chris robinson fan!

emily Wed, Feb 6, 2008 at 11:47 AM EST

I liked Rabbit Fur Coat but I do love the sound of the new Rilo Kiley... Very different though so I wonder what it will actually sound like

Becca Wed, Feb 6, 2008 at 10:55 AM EST

Yes! Rabbit Fur Coat is one of my favorite albums of the last two years!

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