Funny story: I’m out in Stockholm one night with skweee guys Rigas Den Andre and Limonious. They’re like, “Hey, we’re gonna go see our friend Jenny Wilson play. Do you know her?” And I’m like, “Yeah, of course I know her!” So we get to the Strand theater, and Wilson comes on with her band of gospel singers… and it hits me: I don’t know Jenny Wilson at all. (Cuz I was thinking Jenny Lewis the whole time.) But Wilson’s rich R&B vocals and gorgeous piano and horn arrangements instantly have the crowd rapt, and everyone—including me—is happy. Maybe not the usual XLR8R fare, but we still wholeheartedly approve. Hardships! is out August 24.

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