Acid Tongue is the second studio album by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, released in September 2008 (see 2008 in music). The album features musical styles ranging from indie rock to alternative country and Americana. The album features production from Jason Lader, Johnathan Rice, Dave Scher, and Lewis herself, and was completely written by Lewis and Rice.
Lewis first began work on Acid Tongue after writing the title track on her Rabbit Fur Coat tour....
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Acid Tongue is the second studio album by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, released in September 2008 (see 2008 in music). The album features musical styles ranging from indie rock to alternative country and Americana. The album features production from Jason Lader, Johnathan Rice, Dave Scher, and Lewis herself, and was completely written by Lewis and Rice.
Lewis first began work on Acid Tongue after writing the title track on her Rabbit Fur Coat tour. She attempted to work out an arrangement for Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight. It didn't work, so Lewis recorded it for a second solo album.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Lewis was inspired by house parties at Jonathan Wilson's Laurel Canyon home. "We'd go to these jams in the canyon. They're fantastic. Jonathan invites older session musicians from the real Laurel Canyon era, and younger people who are just starting their bands who happen to live in the canyon, and we all get together and sing Grateful Dead covers and J. J. Cale songs....
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