right on! (Jenny Lee Lindberg album)
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| Studio album by jennylee | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | Happy Ending Studios in Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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right on! is the debut studio album by the American indie rock musician Jenny Lee Lindberg. It was released worldwide on December 11, 2015 on Rough Trade Records.
Recording
right on! was recorded at Happy Ending Studios in Silver Lake, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, during spring 2015, with Jenny Lee Lindberg and Norm Blake heading production. Blake was part of Lindberg's core band, which included Dan Elkan and fellow Warpaint member Stella Mozgawa. Photographs and video clips from the album's recording sessions were regularly shared by Lindberg on various social media sites, including Instagram and Facebook, during production.[1]
Composition
right on! incorporates new wave and gothic rock elements alongside Lindberg's "signature Warpaint groove", according to the album's press release. The album features Lindberg's "breathy" vocals, which have been described as contributing to its overall "hazy and dreamy" sound.[2]
Release
right on! was released worldwide on December 11, 2015 on Rough Trade Records. It is available on LP, CD and as a digital download in various formats, with optional pre-ordered physical copies containing a limited-edition custom-designed patch and signed Polaroid photograph.[2]
A one-minute teaser video, shot by Mia Kirby and Sierra Swan, was released on YouTube alongside right on!'s announcement on September 15, 2015. Acting as the album's trailer, the video included clips of three album tracks: "never", "boom boom" and "he fresh".[3]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Evening Standard |   [4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Pitchfork | (7.3/10)[8] |
In a Pitchfork review, Jes Skolnik writes that the record "owes quite a bit to '80s and '90s goth-leaning college rock but thankfully never feels like a direct tracing thereof."[8] Rachel Aroesti in The Guardian writes that "lead single Never pairs a Transmission-esque bassline with wayward drums, while Blind presents droning, dismantled blues and Offerings sounds like the work of a goth-rock Orange Juice."[6] Anna Alger of Exclaim! wrote that the record "cements [Lindberg's] place as an intuitive songwriter who knows how to craft complex, danceable songs as well as introspective, downtempo numbers."[5] The NME reviewer writes that the record emphasizes "mood over melody" and suggests that "it's something of a grower, whose charms are revealed like arcane secrets only to those with patience, persistence and a lack of proximity to heavy machinery."[7] The Evening Standard review concludes that "the best of right on! snaps along at a rapid pace, building from Peter Hook-esque bass figures played high up the fretboard and tumultuous drums ... mixed a little too low for floor-filling purposes but high enough to create an anxious, addictive groove."[4]
Tour
In support of right on! Lindberg performed an "early preview" of the album at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 2015, followed by a tour of the United Kingdom.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jenny Lee Lindberg.[2]
- "blind" – 4:11
- "boom boom" – 3:52
- "never" – 2:48
- "long lonely winter" – 4:17
- "bully" – 3:53
- "riot" – 3:05
- "he fresh" – 3:57
- "offerings" – 3:56
- "white devil" – 3:25
- "real life" – 4:01
Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from right on!'s liner notes [9]
- Performers
- Jenny Lee Lindberg – lead vocals, bass guitar (tracks 1-9), guitar (tracks 3-5, and 7-9), keyboards (track 4)
- Norm Block – drums (tracks 2-5, and 9), backing vocals (track 2)
- Dan Elkan – guitar (tracks 2, 4-6, and 9), backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, and 8)
- Stella Mozgawa – drums (track 6) beat (track 7)
- Additional performers
- Tony Bevilacqua – guitar (track 2)
- Kris Byerly – backing vocals (track 9)
- Katie Burden – backing vocals (track 8)
- Kirk Hellie – guitar (tracks 1 and 9)
- Jonathan Hishcke – bass guitar (tracks 4 and 7)
- Cedric LeMoyne – guitar (track 10)
- Production
- Jenny Lee Lindberg – production, artwork
- Norm Block – production, engineering, mixing
- Paul Logus – mastering
- Mia Kirby – artwork, photography
References
- ↑ Minsker, Evan (September 15, 2015). "Warpaint's Jenny Lee Lindberg Announces Solo Album as jennylee, right on! | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Staff writer(s) (September 15, 2015). "jennylee Announces Solo Album right on!". Rough Trade Records. Beggars Group. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ Rough Trade Records (September 15, 2015). "jennylee – right on! Album Trailer". YouTube. Google. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Godwin, Richard (December 11, 2015). "jennylee - right on!, album review: 'will intrigue existing fans'". Evening Standard. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- 1 2 Alger, Anna (December 9, 2015). "jennylee - right on!". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- 1 2 Aroesti, Rachel (December 3, 2015). "Jennylee: Right On! review – Warpaint bassist's vague, hazy solo debut". The Guardian. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- 1 2 Nicolson, Barry. "Jennylee - 'Right On!' review". NME. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- 1 2 Skolnik, Jes (December 8, 2015). "jennylee: right on! album review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Jennylee-Right-On/release/7822758