Jenny Newman put her heart out there for her WFNM showcase at Bar Lubitsch, playing all the songs from her 2024 EP Love Languages. Per her Spotify bio, she worked with Adam Castilla and Taylor Hecox. Both have a long history in the Los Angeles music scene. Castilla is in the band The Colourist while Hecox was in King Shelter. I'm not sure if The Colourist are still active. It does look like King Shelter ended their run last year.
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| Jenny Newman at Bar Lubitsch |
"Raised in Connecticut, she found solace in songwriting amidst health challenges and a complicated home life. Inspired by the gospel choirs she grew up around, Newman picked up the guitar in high school, forming a band that fueled her passion for music."
Jenny Newman at Bar Lubitsch
When one has an EP titled Love Languages, one might assume that someone has it all worked out in the relationship department, but her title track indicates it isn't all that easy, "Relationships don’t come easy. All because of shit that's happened to me." The song "Man & His Money" explores one of those relationships about the deception that money may indicate a certain refinement. The song has a pop melodic sound, but the lyrics are far more sinister and honestly a little scary. A more positive spin on relationships is "Danish Boy" about someone she was in love with at 18.
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| Jenny Newman at Bar Lubitsch |
Her backing band included two members of Bives who were the next band up on this particular WFNM night as well as Kaylee Lashbrook on bass and Mari Venus on keys. They particularly rocked it out on "PDA." The volume was turned up and the aggression came out The Runaways style with an outright demand of the physical touch love language:
Kiss meTouch me
Show all of your friends
How much you love me
Setlist: Do You Think I'm Shy?, Love Languages, Danish Boy, Mother's Porcelain, Man & His Money, Guardian Angel, PDA, You Oughta Know (Alanis Morissette cover), Tuxedo Kitty.
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