Right On! (Jenny Lee Lindberg album)

Recording

Right On! was recorded at Happy Ending Studios in Silver Lake, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, during spring 2015, with Jenny Lee Lindberg and Norm Block heading production. Block was part of Lindberg's core band, which included Dan Elkan and fellow Warpaint member Stella Mozgawa. Photographs and video clips from the album's recording sessions were regularly shared by Lindberg on various social media sites, including Instagram and Facebook, during production.

Composition

Right On! incorporates new wave and gothic rock elements alongside Lindberg's "signature Warpaint groove", according to the album's press release. The album features Lindberg's "breathy" vocals, which have been described as contributing to its overall "hazy and dreamy" sound.

Release

Right On! was released worldwide on December 11, 2015 on Rough Trade Records. It is available on LP, CD and as a digital download in various formats, with optional pre-ordered physical copies containing a limited-edition custom-designed patch and signed Polaroid photograph.

A one-minute teaser video, shot by Mia Kirby and Sierra Swan, was released on YouTube alongside Right on!'s announcement on September 15, 2015. Acting as the album's trailer, the video included clips of three album tracks: "never", "boom boom" and "he fresh".

Reception

In a Pitchfork review, Jes Skolnik writes that the record "owes quite a bit to '80s and '90s goth-leaning college rock but thankfully never feels like a direct tracing thereof." Rachel Aroesti in The Guardian writes that "lead single Never pairs a Transmission-esque bassline with wayward drums, while Blind presents droning, dismantled blues and Offerings sounds like the work of a goth-rock Orange Juice." Anna Alger of Exclaim! wrote that the record "cements [Lindberg's] place as an intuitive songwriter who knows how to craft complex, danceable songs as well as introspective, downtempo numbers." The NME reviewer writes that the record emphasizes "mood over melody" and suggests that "it's something of a grower, whose charms are revealed like arcane secrets only to those with patience, persistence and a lack of proximity to heavy machinery." The Evening Standard review concludes that "the best of right on! snaps along at a rapid pace, building from Peter Hook-esque bass figures played high up the fretboard and tumultuous drums ... mixed a little too low for floor-filling purposes but high enough to create an anxious, addictive groove."

Tour

In support of Right On! Lindberg performed an "early preview" of the album at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 2015, followed by a tour of the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jenny Lee Lindberg.

1. "blind" – 4:11
2. "boom boom" – 3:52
3. "never" – 2:48
4. "long lonely winter" – 4:17
5. "bully" – 3:53
6. "riot" – 3:05
7. "he fresh" – 3:57
8. "offerings" – 3:56
9. "white devil" – 3:25
10. "real life" – 4:01

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Right On!'s liner notes