On the Line (Jenny Lewis album)

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On the Line
On the Line (Jenny Lewis album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Jenny Lewis
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Indie rock
Length47:15
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Jenny Lewis chronology
The Voyager
(2014)		On the Line
(2019)		 Joy'All
(2023)
Singles from On the Line
  1. "Red Bull & Hennessy"
    Released: January 23, 2019
  2. "Heads Gonna Roll"
    Released: February 14, 2019
  3. "Wasted Youth"
    Released: March 15, 2019

On the Line is the third solo album and fourth overall by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis. The album was released on March 22, 2019, by Warner Bros. Records. [1] Recorded at Capitol Records' Studio B, the album has contributions from Beck, Ringo Starr, Ryan Adams, Don Was, Benmont Tench, Jason Falkner, and Jim Keltner. [2] [3]

Contents

Ryan Adams' involvement

A month prior to the album's release, Ryan Adams, who helped produce the record, was accused by several women of sexual misconduct. [4] After the album was released, Lewis told Pitchfork : "The allegations are so serious and shocking and really fucked up, and I was so sad on so many levels when I heard, I hate that he's on this album, but you can't rewrite how things went. We started the record together two years ago, and he worked on it — we were in the studio for five days. Then he pretty much bounced, and I had to finish the album by myself." [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.0/10 [6]
Metacritic 85/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club B+ [9]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Uncut 7/10 [17]

On the Line was met with widespread critical acclaim. [7] The Daily Telegraph called it "a smart, swaggering break-up album from a major talent", [11] while The Independent said Lewis "adds a California sheen to melancholy and nostalgia". [12] Robert Christgau was somewhat less impressed in Vice , giving it a three-star honorable mention. He said Lewis, "the rare 21st-century singer-songwriter whose level of craft renders her good enough for 76-year-old master drummer Jim Keltner", "loses the spring in her step that made her so 21st-century by proving it", naming as highlights the title track, "Rabbit Hole", and "Dogwood". [18]

In a year-end essay for Slate , Ann Powers cited On the Line as one of her favorite albums from 2019 and proof that the format is not dead but rather undergoing a "metamorphosis". She added that concept albums had reemerged through the culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives of artists such as Lewis, who "confronted the ghost of her mother by invoking the musical touchstones they had shared in the fearless On the Line". [19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Heads Gonna Roll"5:14
2."Wasted Youth"4:13
3."Red Bull & Hennessy"4:49
4."Hollywood Lawn"4:35
5."Do Si Do"3:54
6."Dogwood"4:29
7."Party Clown"4:09
8."Little White Dove"4:49
9."Taffy"4:28
10."On the Line"3:49
11."Rabbit Hole"2:46
Total length:47:15

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [20] 59
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 27
US Billboard 200 [23] 34
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [24] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [25] 4

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