Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue

Pitchfork

Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis famously covered the Traveling Wilburys on her solo debut, but she might have more in common with Kris Kristofferson– and not just for her country-not-quite-country sound. "Acid Tongue", the title track from her upcoming sophomore solo album, begins with a trip to the cobbler, which prompts some intense self-reckoning. The song is a travelogue of sorts, recalling Kristofferson’s "Me and Bobby McGee" in plotting and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" in its just-woke-up tone. Rather than walk around with holes in her shoes, Lewis lays out her unsavory history, copping to all the drugs and bad hook-ups even as she calls herself a liar on the chorus. James Frey she’s not. Who cares whether or not the song is truly autobiographical? It all feels right: from that astringent acoustic guitar to the choir of backing vocals (including beau Johnathan Rice and Black Crowe Chris Robinson) to her gut-punch admission that "Being lonely