''Right on!'' (stylized as ''right on!'') is the debut studio album by the American

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Jenny Lee Lindberg Jennifer Lee Lindberg (born July 30, 1981) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the bassist of the indie rock band Warpaint. In 2015, Lindberg released her first solo album, '' Right On!'', under the name ...

, credited as "Jennylee". It was released worldwide on December 11, 2015, on Rough Trade Records.

Recording

''Right On!'' was recorded at Happy Ending Studios in

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, a neighborhood in

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, during spring 2015, with Lindberg and Norm Block heading

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. Block was part of Lindberg's core band, which included

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and fellow Warpaint member

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. Photographs and video clips from the album's recording sessions were regularly shared by Lindberg on various

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, 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, in LP, CD and digital download formats. Optional pre-ordered physical copies contained a limited-edition custom-designed patch and signed Polaroid photograph. A one-minute teaser video, shot by Mia Kirby and

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, was released on

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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 ''

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'' review, Jes Skolnik wrote that the record "owes quite a bit to '80s and '90s goth-leaning

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but thankfully never feels like a direct tracing thereof". ''

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'' critic Rachel Aroesti said 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

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". Anna Alger of '' Exclaim!'' wrote that the record "cements indberg'splace as an intuitive songwriter who knows how to craft complex, danceable songs as well as introspective, downtempo numbers." ''

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'' reviewer Barry Nicolson said 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". Richard Godwin's ''

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'' review concluded 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

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, New York on November 4, 2015, followed by a tour of the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

. #"Blind" – 4:11 #"Boom Boom" – 3:52 #"Never" – 2:48 #"Long Lonely Winter" – 4:17 #"Bully" – 3:53 #"Riot" – 3:05 #"He Fresh" – 3:57 #"Offerings" – 3:56 #"White Devil" – 3:25 #"Real Life" – 4:01

Personnel

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

– lead vocals, bass guitar (tracks 1–9), guitar (tracks 3–5, and 7–9), keyboards (track 4) *Norm Block – drums (tracks 2–5, and 9), backing vocals (track 2) *

– guitar (tracks 2, 4–6, and 9), backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, and 8) *

– drums (track 6), beat (track 7) ;Additional performers *

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– guitar (track 2) *Kris Byerly – backing vocals (track 9) *Katie Burden – backing vocals (track 8) *Kirk Hellie – guitar (tracks 1 and 9) *Jonathan Hishcke – bass guitar (tracks 4 and 7) *Cedric LeMoyne – guitar (track 10) ;Production *Jenny Lee Lindberg – production, artwork *Norm Block – production, engineering, mixing *Paul Logus – mastering *Mia Kirby – artwork, photography

References

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