Jenny & Johnny: “I'm Having Fun Now”

Jenny & Johnny, duo formado por Jenny Lewis e Johnathan Rice, com o álbum de estréia I'm Having Fun Now na ponta da agulha, previsto para o dia 31 de agosto vingente, coloca a disposição para audição o disco completo via NPR. I'm Having Fun Now não é menos que excelente. Ouça no player abaixo e comprove.

RELEASE:

Jenny and Johnny
I'm Having Fun Now
Released: August 31, 2010

Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have been collaborating on and off for years, each contributing to the other's solo records and live shows, but with this record they had a different intention: using their two voices in close harmony and playing practically every instrument themselves. The result is an eleven song thirty-five minute blast of whip-smart rock and roll. During hours of downtime on her 'Acid Tongue' world tour, Jenny and Johnathan began writing a batch of songs different from anything they had previously created. During a 9 day demo session in LA in October 09, helmed by Rilo Kiley's Pierre De Reeder, Jenny and Johnny played as many instruments as possible, right down to the drums, bringing in Jason Boesel for additional embellishments. The four friends worked lightening fast, had a hell of a lot of fun, and were so happy with the results that Lewis and Rice decided to start a brand new band and finish the record. In late December the two songwriters packed up a station wagon and drove from Los Angeles to Omaha, Nebraska to work with their friend, Mike Mogis. Jenny and Johnny hunkered down in Mogis' world-class ARC studios for five weeks of tracking, vocals,and mixing during the worst Midwestern winter since the 1860's. The front door of their guesthouse actually froze shut, so they used an alternate route to get to the studio every day. Cut off from the outside world in a blizzard's haze, the record's personality began to emerge. Gone were the vintage, classic-rock textures of their previous two albums, and in came a tougher, rougher sound. There's an exuberance in love songs like 'Scissor Runner' that mask some of the record's darkness, while Lewis chronicles the economic demise of her beloved California in 'Big Wave.' Listeners will relish Rice's haunting vocal on 'Animal' and both songwriters raising a middle-finger kiss off in the acerbic 'My Pet Snakes.' This is not a Rilo Kiley record, a Jenny Lewis record, or a Johnathan Rice record. This is Jenny And Johnny. They're having fun now, and they want you to, too.

Tracklist:

1. Scissor Runner
2. My Pet Snake
3. Switchblade
4. Big Wave
5. While Men Are Dreaming
6. Animal
7. Just Like Zeus
8. New York Cartoon
9. Straight Edge Of The Blade
10. Slavedriver
11. Committed

PRE-ORDER: I'm Having Fun Now

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Jenny & Johnny - “Switchblade” / “Big Wave” / “Scissor Running” [PLAYER]

Jenny & Johnny, dupla formada por Jenny Lewis e Johnathan Rice, com o álbum de estréia I'm Having Fun Now na ponta da agulha, previsto para o dia 31 de agosto vingente, já havia liberarado os dois primeiros singles, “Scissor Running” e “Big Wave”, e agora soltam um simpático player em forma de fita cassete com “Scissor Running” e “Big Wave” e mais uma, “Switchblade”, uma bela balada.

PLAYER: Jenny and Johnny: Cassete Player

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Jenny & Johnny - “Switchblade”


Jenny & Johnny - “Big Wave”


Jenny & Johnny - “Scissor Running”



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Jenny & Johnny - “Big Wave” [MP3]

Jenny & Johnny, duo formado por Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) e Johnathan Rice, estão lançando seu álbum de estréia, I'm Having Fun Now, dia 31 de agosto próximo. A dupla já havia liberarado o primeiro single, “Scissor Running”, agora é a vez do segundo, “Big Wave”, mais uma bela canção rock.

MP3: Jenny & Johnny – “Big Wave”

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Jenny & Johnny - “Scissor Runner” [MP3]

Jenny & Johnny, duo formado por Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) e seu namorado Johnathan Rice, formada em Los Angeles, CA, estão para lançar seu álbum de estréia, I'm Having Fun Now, dia 31 de agosto vindouro, via Warner. A dupla acaba de liberar o primeiro single, “Scissor Running”, uma bela canção rock.

MP3: Jenny & Johnny – “Scissor Runner”

BIO:

Jenny and Johnny

Jenny and Johnny first started working together in Los Angeles in 2005, after being introduced by Conor Oberst. Rice had traveled to Nebraska to make his first record before moving to L.A., where Lewis was beginning work with Mike Mogis on her solo debut Rabbit Fur Coat. They both ended up playing on each others recordings, and struck up a lasting creative relationship. Rice joined Lewis’ band for the Rabbit Fur Coat world tour in 2006, and has played live with Lewis at every show of her solo career thus far. Jenny contributed both songwriting and singing to Johnathan’s Further North in 2007, and he was quick to return the favor as one of the producers of Lewis’ album Acid Tongue and again joining her on the road. During the Acid Tongue sessions, the band cut the song “Carpetbaggers” with Elvis Costello. The legendary songwriter was so inspired with the collaboration that he enlisted Lewis, Rice, their Acid Tongue crew, and the Imposters to help make one of his finest records of recent years, 2008’s Momofuku.

During hours of downtime on Lewis’ Acid Tongue world tour, she and Rice began writing a batch of songs different from anything they had previously created. The material was fast, ultra-melodic, and often blended both of their voices into one, creating a completely new sound. When the tour wrapped in Japan in August of 2009, Jenny and Johnny were eager to record the new tunes. They enlisted Rilo Kiley’s Pierre De Reeder to engineer a nine-day October session at his Bright Street Recorders in North Hollywood with the intention of making demos. Jenny and Johnny played as many instruments as possible, right down to the drums. Jason Boesel lent his considerable drumming talents to the songs that required something more. The four friends worked lightening fast, had a hell of a lot of fun, and were so stoked on the results that Lewis and Rice decided to start a new band and finish the record. Jenny and Johnny packed up a station wagon in December 2009 and drove to Omaha, Nebraska, the place where they first hung out all those years ago, to work with their friend, Mike Mogis.

Jenny and Johnny locked out Mogis’ world-class ARC studios for five weeks of tracking, vocals, and mixing during the worst Midwestern winter since the 1860’s. The front door of their guest house actually froze shut, so they used an alternate route to get to the studio every day. Cut off from the outside world in a blizzard’s haze, the record’s personality began to emerge. Gone were the vintage, classic-rock textures of their previous two albums, and in came a brand new sound which was tougher around the edges. The exuberance of love songs like Scissor Runner mask some of the record’s darkness, with Lewis chronicling the economic demise of her beloved California in Big Wave, Rice’s haunting vocal on Animal, and both songwriters raising a middle-finger kiss off in the acerbic My Pet Snakes. The overall result is genuine and original pop music for Right Now. This is not a Rilo Kiley record, a Jenny Lewis record, or a Johnathan Rice record. This is Jenny and Johnny. They’re having fun now, and they want you to, too.

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