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Jenny Lewis (born January 8, 1976, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an indie folk singer/songwriter/guitarist, who is best known for being the lead singer and guitarist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. She has released two solo albums, 2006’s “Rabbit Fur Coat” (with The Watson Twins) and 2008’s “Acid Tongue”. She is also a former child actress.
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In 1995, she formed the indie rock band Rilo Kiley along with her friends Pierre De Reeder, Blake Sennett and Dave Rock (later replaced by Jason Boesel). Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, and with their 2004 album More Adventurous found widespread success. Critics such as Pitchforkmedia attributed this to the “wise” decision to front Lewis on most of the songs (on earlier albums, Sennett contributed about half the vocals). The song “Portions for Foxes” was a hit, and in 2005 the band was picked up by Warner Bros., putting them on a major label for the first time. They opened for Coldplay on their U.S. tour in 2005.
In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute some female vocals for The Postal Service, whose album Give Up was an international success. Lewis performed in the video for the hit “We Will Become Silhouettes”, and toured with the band in 2003. Lewis also contributed vocals to several tracks on the 2004 Cursive album The Ugly Organ.
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In 1995, she formed the indie rock band Rilo Kiley along with her friends Pierre De Reeder, Blake Sennett and Dave Rock (later replaced by Jason Boesel). Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, and with their 2004 album More Adventurous found widespread success. Critics such as Pitchforkmedia attributed this to the “wise” decision to front Lewis on most of the songs (on earlier albums, Sennett contributed about half the vocals). The song “Portions for Foxes” was a hit, and in 2005 the band was picked up by Warner Bros., putting them on a major label for the first time. They opened for Coldplay on their U.S. tour in 2005.
In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute some female vocals for The Postal Service, whose album Give Up was an international success. Lewis performed in the video for the hit “We Will Become Silhouettes”, and toured with the band in 2003. Lewis also contributed vocals to several tracks on the 2004 Cursive album The Ugly Organ.
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yuribello wrote:
i went to a cobbler to fix a hole in my shoe, he took one look at my face and said, I can fix that hole in you <3
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yuribello wrote:
i am in love with her... and it keeps getting better! she's amazing. Pretty Bird... ACID TONGUE <3
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xdevilbunny wrote:
ooh well Kaleidoscopemon, it's a lot more varied I guess. I enjoyed seeing her play a bunch of different kind of styles in 1 album :)
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StudioIP wrote:
beautiful lady :)
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Kaleidoscopemon wrote:
I'll give Acid Tongue another chance today. I might have judged it a lot worse than Rabbit Fur Coat too early. I am however a bit disappointed that she did not continue doing country- & folk-like music with Acid Tongue. But, another chance it was.
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xdevilbunny wrote:
Really liked Acid Tongue. Moreso than Rabbit Fur Coat at least.
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ardeurmetro wrote:
I was hoping I'd see her being cute and buzzed with her typical bottle (or two...) of beer, but she drank strictly Panera Bread coffee when I saw her live. Hah.
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Jenna-ana wrote:
i just lol'd
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jim_face wrote:
there's no way that that wii-zard news is true. anyone who believes that article is a moron.
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mada11 wrote:
She canceled her tour to..................star in a sequal to Wizard? WTF? I thought she was over the acting biz. I guess once bitten huh. I am sorry to say but based on what I read on Voddo link that movie will probably suck, a lot. And why do the Sadies have to cancel too? Am I ever going to see them . i knew I should have seen her at the Glasshouse! FUCK!!
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J5er wrote:
I'm kinda in love with her...xD [2]
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VirginiaWoolf80 wrote:
Are those "wii zard" news for real? Dunno there are a few declarations in the article looking iffy to me... the cancellation of the tour is a bummer but I guess it's cool she's starring a movie...
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voddo wrote:
I guess this is why she canceled the tour. http://www.larelybeagle.com/2009/05/28/jenny-lewis-cancels-tour-to-film-sequel-to-the-wizard/
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OCD4CDz wrote:
she can do no wrong....so far.
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phillybird wrote:
join the club.
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Inmensidad_Azul wrote:
I'm kinda in love with her...xD
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kornirvana22 wrote:
yeah it is liesssss
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liesssss wrote:
on "tryin my best to love you" is it zooey deschanel singing with her? sounds like it but im probably wrong. no im probably not.
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RaitoSei wrote:
Love Jenny Lewis.
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mada11 wrote:
Why did she cancel her europe tour?
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