Rilo Kiley
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Rilo Kiley is the name of a Los Angeles-based indie rock band fronted by former child actress Jenny Lewis (Troop Beverly Hills, The Wizard). They have released four albums, all of which combine country, folk, and pop sensibilities. Originally signed with Barsuk Records for their first full-length album, Take-Offs & Landings in 2001. Rilo Kiley went on to sign with Omaha's Saddle Creek Records and released The Execution of All Things in 2002. In 2004, they released More Adventurous on their own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records. They have sold nearly 75,000 records in three years and toured the United States repeatedly. Lewis sings lead vocals and shares writing credits with guitarist and fellow child actor Blake Sennett (Salute Your Shorts), who sings lead on about 20% of their songs. The band also features Pierre deReeder on bass guitar and Jason Boesel on drums.
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2004 saw a great increase in recognition for the band, as Sennett and Boesel released an album with their band The Elected and Lewis sang backup on Ben Gibbard's Laptop Pop Death Cab For Cutie side project The Postal Service. Lewis toured with the Postal Service before heading out on two tours in support of Rilo Kiley's More Adventurous in the summer and fall of 2004. The album spent late 2004 high on Billboard Magazine's Heatseekers Chart, success only furthered by appearances on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The band opened for Bright Eyes on the international leg of Conor Oberst's tour for 2005's I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning. In May of 2005 Lewis announced she would be releasing a solo project on Oberst's record label. The album is tentatively titled "Rabbit Fur Coat".
In May of 2005, Jenny Lewis announced in an interview that Rilo Kiley had signed with Warner Bros. and that the label is preparing to re-release More Adventurous. An exact release date has not been set, she says. In Summer 2005, Rilo Kiley was the opening act for several North American dates of Coldplay's Twisted Logic Tour.
Discography
- The Initial Friend E.P. (AKA Rilo Kiley)
- Take-Offs and Landings (2001, Barsuk)
- The Execution of All Things (2002, Saddle Creek)
- Execution of All Things (Single) (2003, Saddle Creek)
- More Adventurous (2004, Brute/Beaute)
- Live at Fingerprints EP (2004, Brute/Beaute)
- Portions For Foxes (Single) (2005, Brute/Beaute)
External link
- Rilo Kiley's Official website (http://www.rilokiley.com/) (Requires Macromedia Flash)
- RKNet - Rilo Kiley multimedia and information (http://www.rilokiley.net/)
- Untitled Rilo Kiley Fansite (http://members.cox.net/rilokiley/)
- All Music Guide entry for Rilo Kiley (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:cqfibkd90akm/)