Two decades in, Jenny Lewis just keeps getting better.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not to say the road from 1998 \u2014 when her old band Rilo Kiley formed \u2014 to now has been an easy one. Lewis, who headlines The Sylvee on March 27<\/a>, has dealt with a lot of hardships over that time, most recently coming to grips with both the death of her mother and the dissolution of a 12-year relationship. For someone like Lewis, music is the only way to get through it all.<\/p>\n \u201cI just write every day,\u201d she told The A.V. Club<\/em><\/a> this week. \u201cI live and I write, and hopefully I\u2019ll always be able to write. Because if not, then I\u2019d just have to live, and that\u2019s terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n The 43-year-old certainly has a lot to write about. There\u2019s her influential work with Rilo Kiley, indie\u2019s own version of Fleetwood Mac. The quartet turned Lewis into a household name among hipsters; her voice, equal parts bubbly and powerful, is as instantly recognizable as any of her contemporaries.<\/p>\n \u201cI get recognized at Whole Foods,\u201d she says<\/a> somewhat self-effacingly. \u201cA lot.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2014, she released her third solo album, The Voyager<\/em>, to great acclaim, leading to something of a resurgence for Lewis. It was a deeply personal, deeply funny treatise on positivity in the face of total shit. The lead single, \u201cJust One of the Guys,\u201d had a gender-bending video<\/a> featuring A-list actresses Anne Hathaway, Brie Larson and Kristen Stewart.<\/p>\n The Voyager<\/em> is a fun, exuberant listen, if you can get past the fact that it was produced by Ryan Adams. The disgraced singer\/songwriter was a frequent Lewis collaborator, though that relationship appears to have ended with the recent allegations<\/a> against the artist.<\/p>\n I am deeply troubled by Ryan Adams\u2019 alleged behavior. Although he and I had a working professional relationship, I stand in solidarity with the women who have come forward.<\/p>\n \u2014 jenny lewis (@jennylewis) February 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n