On the Line (Jenny Lewis album)
On the Line is the fourth studio album (third solo album) by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis. The album was released on March 22, 2019, by Warner Bros. Records. 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. 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. 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." Critical reception. "On the Line" was met with widespread critical acclaim. "The Daily Telegraph" called it "a smart, swaggering break-up album from a major talent", while "The Independent" said Lewis "adds  a California sheen to melancholy and nostalgia". Robert Christgau was somewhat less impressed in "Vice", giving it a . 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". In a year-end essay for "Slate", Ann Powers cited "On the Line" as one of her favorite albums from 2019 and proof that 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"".