Rabbit Fur Coat

Coat is aligned with several roots music genres, primarily "rootsy" country folk and gospel. ==Reception==

Rabbit Fur Coat received generally favorable reviews and maintains a normalized rating of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 professional reviews. Legacy and impact Within Jenny Lewis' discography, Rabbit Fur Coat is considered "a pivotal key change" for her, serving as a springboard for "one of modern indie rock's most reliably cool careers." Deemed her "melancholy opus," Coat is known as "[a] tantalizing effort" that led Lewis to success both critically and commercially beyond her band Rilo Kiley. Coat has impacted several musicians in the time since its release. In a 2012 MTV feature, Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit revealed their use of Coat as a reference point while making their album ''The Lion's Roar'', released that same year. They credited it with prompting them to both "seek solace in sad songs" and to more deeply explore Americana music's catalog. In a 2018 interview, they admitted that "when we started out, we basically tried to write songs like the ones" on Coat. That same year, Liz Stokes of New Zealand indie rock band The Beths wrote that the album "formed the basis of my very first band". Other groups its impact has been noted on include Best Coast and Waxahatchee. ==Tracks==

People noted that album's first track "Run Devil Run," was "old-time gospel" with Chandra and Leigh Watson providing a cappella backing. with other reviews calling the opener track "a breathy, gospel-tinged number" with a "blast of impassioned close harmony bluegrass-style vocals." Two singles were released: "Rise Up With Fists!!" and "You Are What You Love". ==Track listing==

(all tracks written by Lewis except where noted) • "Run Devil Run" – 1:06 • "The Big Guns" – 2:32 • "Rise Up with Fists!!" – 3:36 • "Happy" – 4:14 • "The Charging Sky" – 2:56 • "Melt Your Heart" – 2:50 • "You Are What You Love" – 2:51 • "Rabbit Fur Coat" – 4:32 • "Handle with Care" (Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty) – 2:56 • "Born Secular" – 5:07 • "It Wasn't Me" – 4:10 • "Happy (Reprise)" – 0:48 ==Charts==

As of 2007, sales in the United States have exceeded 112,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ==Personnel==

Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins • Jenny Lewis – lead vocals, guitar • Chandra Watson – backing vocals • Leigh Watson – backing vocals Musicians • James Valentine – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals • Johnathan Rice – backing vocals • Jason Boesel – drums • Mike Mogis – guitar, producer • Mickey Madden – bass • Greg Kurstin – producer, keyboards, backing vocals • Mike Bloom – engineer • Matt Ward – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer • Larry Crane – engineer • Michael Runion – photography • Benjamin Gibbard – guitar, backing vocals • Conor Oberst – guitar, backing vocals • David Scher – backing vocals • Rachel Bloomberg – backing vocals ==References==