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Jenny and Johnny Play Kimmel, Talk Future Plans

Last night, Jenny and Johnny stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform a pair of songs — “My Pet Snakes,” which can be seen below, and “Scissor Runner.” While the lovestruck indie-pop duo continues to tour in support of their 2010 collaborative effort I’m Having Fun Now, both Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice have stated that they plan on working on their own respective solo efforts in the near future....  read more

Jenny and Johnny:I'm Having Fun Now

Los Angeles duo buries complexity The 11 tracks that comprise this longtime couple’s joint full-length debut are almost uniformly playful, draped in peppy “oohs” and “aahs,” but this sonic repetition masks I’m Having Fun Now‘s lyrical depths. Although Rilo Kiley frontwoman and increasingly formidable solo artist Jenny Lewis’ California roots show throughout (especially on the heavily melodic, surf-rocky “Scissor Runner” and “Big Wave”) her and singer/songwriter Johnathan Rice’s words are less than sunny. References to the economic worries of recent years permeate nearly every song: “2009, it was a bastard of a year,” Rice sings on “My Pet Snakes.”...  read more

Jenny and Johnny's Debut Album Gets Name, Tour, Single

News of Jenny Lewis’ side project with boyfriend and singer/songwriter Johnathan Rice hit the internet a couple of weeks ago. Although the duo’s debut album, We’re Having Fun Now, hasn’t got a release date yet, you can download the first single for free....  read more

Download Jenny and Johnny's "Scissor Runner"

Download Jenny and Johnny’s “Scissor Runner.” Jenny and Johnny are going on tour soon....  read more

Live Review: Jenny Lewis and Benji Hughes @ Variety Playhouse 9/30/08

Two nights ago, I caught a great show at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse—up-and-comer Benji Hughes opened for one of my favorite artists of the last few years, Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis....  read more