Editing Lisa Loeb (section)

===''The Way It Really Is'' (2004)===
{{Main|The Way It Really Is}}

In 2003, Loeb voiced the role of Mary Jane Watson in ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'', which ran for one season on [[MTV]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In 2004, Loeb signed to the more experienced and established independent label Zoë/[[Rounder Records]]. ''[[The Way It Really Is]]'' was released August 2004 as Loeb's fifth studio-recorded album, based on the song "[[The Way It Really Is (song)|The Way It Really Is]]".<ref name="elerew">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r700728|pure_url=yes}} ''The Way It Really Is'' Review] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Retrieved August 1, 2007</ref> Although the album was not as commercially successful as its predecessors, critics noted the mature and strong writing by Loeb.<ref name="helloweing">{{cite magazine|title=''The Way it Really Is'' Review|first=Marc|last=Weingarten|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=778|pages=88–89, 2p, 1c|date=August 13, 2004}}</ref> [[Stephen Erlewine]] called it "the best, most cohesive record she's made, a clean, crisp collection of well-crafted, gentle tunes that slowly, surely work into the subconscious."<ref name="elerew"/>