It seems like the whole couples-making-music thing is in full swing and I don't mean the boy and girl combos like She & Him. I'm talking about the real couples, like Trent Reznor's How To Destroy Angels project, or Jack White producing his wife Karen Elson's debut album. Now indie wonder girl Jenny Lewis has partnered with her real life partner Jonathan Rice for the inventively named Jenny and Johnny.
The duo just announced a bunch of stuff including some tour dates, album details, and even their first tune, which is available for the price of a functioning email address. There is no official release date for the debut album titled I'm Having Fun Now, but if the pre-order page is any indication you can expect the album to ship in "late summer". Starting September 1st in Santa Cruz, the band will head up the west coast before seeing their tour head across the country, making a point to skip Arizona and all that insanity down there.
On top of all that goodness we have our first taste of what to expect from Jenny and Johnny, a guitar heavy pop number called "Scissor Runner" with both members trading off vocals. Certainly a good start. The tune is streaming below and the download widget is available after the jump along with full tour dates. Tickets will be going on sale through the usual suspects later this week. [via CoS]
Scissor Runner
Jenny and Johnny 2010 Tour Dates:
- 09/01 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theater
- 09/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
- 09/03 – Oakland, CA @ The New Parish
- 09/05 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
- 09/06 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
- 09/08 – Salt Lake City, NV @ The State Room
- 09/11 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
- 09/12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
- 09/13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
- 09/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
- 09/16 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
- 09/18 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena *
- 09/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront *
- 09/21 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells
- 09/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
- 09/23 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
- 09/24 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
- 09/25 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
- 10/03 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium #
* = w/ Pavement # = w/ Belle & Sebastian
