On the Line
by Jenny Lewis
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
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  1. jpowell28
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    This is hands-down Jenny Lewis' best album. Her songwriting is some of the best of her career and her vocals are spot-on. She is assisted on this album by Ringo Starr, Ryan Adams, Beck and Jim Keltner, and none of them upstage her. Even the killer Benmont Tench organ solo on Heads Gonna Roll only enhances what is already a superbly written song. This the masterpiece she has been workingThis is hands-down Jenny Lewis' best album. Her songwriting is some of the best of her career and her vocals are spot-on. She is assisted on this album by Ringo Starr, Ryan Adams, Beck and Jim Keltner, and none of them upstage her. Even the killer Benmont Tench organ solo on Heads Gonna Roll only enhances what is already a superbly written song. This the masterpiece she has been working towards, evidenced by Rabbit Fur Coat, Acid Tongue and The Voyager, which were all brilliant but had one or two just OK songs. There is not a song on this album I don't love and the album flows beautifully. I could list the best songs but they are all good. Highlights to me are Taffy, Hollywood Lawn, Wasted Youth, Little White Dove and Heads Gonna Roll but I love them all. Great album - I've been listening to it all year, and it will likely top my favorites of 2019.… Expand
  2. PeterSant
    Oct 15, 2019
    10
    This fourth album from Jenny shows how she is an excellent songwriter and instrumentalist. Country and Rock music from the 60s and 70s - especially something reminiscent of Dolly Parton. "On the Line" is a masterpiece!

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#43 Best Album of 2019
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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 4, 2019
    89
    Each track is full of Laurel Canyon vibes – vulnerability, grief, acceptance – and melodies you'll never get out of your head.
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  2. No Ripcord
    May 10, 2019
    70
    No amount of musical pedigree can save her commonplace lyrical sentiments, though, which are too noticeable to ignore. Which, to a degree, slightly misstep a personal journey where she takes account of a bevy of life experiences with genuine autonomy.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 2, 2019
    85
    Stacked with radio-friendly earworms aplenty, this is no empty-calories pop. It's filled with inescapable themes--spirituality, life after death, addiction, loss--you can sink your teeth into, commiserate, and then sing along; hopefully through Meryl Streep-type tears.
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