The Random iTunes Fairy chose an interesting pair of songs this weekend. While yesterday’s track showcased the importance of the single, today’s selection is all about the deep cut.
The final track on Jenny Lewis’ 2005 album Rabbit-Fur Coat, ‘It Wasn’t Me’ is in no danger of winding up on the radio. But it’s a lovely little closing track, one that deserves to be heard. It’s the antithesis of a song like The Corrs’ ‘Breathless’ that was born to wind up on one of those NOW compilations.
2006 was a strong year for female artists. My top twenty that year featured seven women (including Neko Case, Regina Spektor and Nellie McKay). Among the best of those albums was Jenny Lewis’ Rabbit-Fur Coat, a collection of folksy pop songs featuring backup vocals by The Watson Twins (who look like the creepy girls from The Shining all grown up).
This was my first exposure to Lewis, who is better known as the lead singer of the group Rilo Kiley. I don’t have any of their albums, though her solo work intrigues me enough that I might check them out.
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