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Jenny Lewis Has Acid Tongue on Latest LP

Ooooh - Some new details have emerged about that second Jenny Lewis solo LP.  The star-studded affair will be called Acid Tongue and will drop this September via Warner Bros.  We're not sure yet whether the disc will follow the acoustic (but sorta boring) leanings of Rabbit Fur Coat, or the slicked up pop formula of her band Rilo Kiley's latest, Under the Blacklight, but since she's really hot, the answer probably won't affect our copious amounts of coverage as the date draws near.

Check out the Acid Tongue track list after the jump

Albert Hammond's Second Solo Set Charms Again

The Modern Age (always a good read) not withstanding, blogging about The Strokes isn't as cool as it once was.  Good thing Albert Hammond Jr. is picking up the slack.  While First Impressions of Earth might have alienated the remnants of the now 30-something hipsterati circle that made his band the blogosphere's first true "it" band, Hammond the solo artist is now 2-for-2 with his Como te Llama. 

Once again embracing the poppier side of his day job's sound, Hammond's new set doesn't have a single as standout as "101," but it makes for great sunny day listening by keeping things light with Reggae-infused tracks like "Borrowed Time" and gentle instrumentals like "Spooky Couch."  It likely won't set the web on fire like Is This It?, but here's hoping at least some of this style makes it into the equation on that inevitable Strokes "return to form" disc. 

Stream it this week at Spinner