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Los Angeles, California, United States (1998 – present)
Rilo Kiley is an indie rock band which formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band consists of Jenny Lewis (vocals, guitar), Blake Sennett (vocals, guitar), Pierre de Reeder (bass, keyboards) and Jason Boesel (drums).
Lewis and Sennett are former child actors and were introduced to each other by DeReeder, a mutual friend. In 2001, original drummer Dave Rock left the band and was replaced by Boesel.
They began their career on Barsuk Records, releasing Take Offs and Landings in 2001. They moved to Omaha-based indie label Saddle Creek for their second album, 2002’s The Execution of All Things. But come time for their third release, More Adventurous in 2004, the band left Saddle Creek for Brute/Beaute, a Warner Bros. imprint.
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 (Death Cab for Cutie)indie electronic 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 Fall 2005, Rilo Kiley were the opening act for the North American dates of Coldplay’s Twisted Logic Tour.
Lewis and Sennett are former child actors and were introduced to each other by DeReeder, a mutual friend. In 2001, original drummer Dave Rock left the band and was replaced by Boesel.
They began their career on Barsuk Records, releasing Take Offs and Landings in 2001. They moved to Omaha-based indie label Saddle Creek for their second album, 2002’s The Execution of All Things. But come time for their third release, More Adventurous in 2004, the band left Saddle Creek for Brute/Beaute, a Warner Bros. imprint.
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 (Death Cab for Cutie)indie electronic 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 Fall 2005, Rilo Kiley were the opening act for the North American dates of Coldplay’s Twisted Logic Tour.
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Under The Blacklight
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More Adventurous
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The Execution of All Things
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Take Offs and Landings
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roligtmedhatt wrote:
Swedish northern forest indie poppers Heart-Sick Groans back with another charming science of sleep-y video for their lemon fresh track "Three Day Blow"!!! --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8RVX_yUwV0 DONT MISS!!!
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TreesCanBeGreen wrote:
@meadowlarks it was crazy, I hadn't listen to them or even thought about them for ages and now i'm all like LISTEEEEEEEEEEN
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meadowlarks- wrote:
@TreesCanBeGreen i'm jealous! rilo kiley are still yet to grace my dreams.
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greene1994 wrote:
it's been almost a year since i first discovered RK; i remember i listened to More Adventurous like 20 times last December. Oddly enough, I haven't listened to this band in months.
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ofwine wrote:
wow new pic looks so good as default
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lrreplaceable_ wrote:
release something new already, damn.
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JAMESisCreepy wrote:
new album! new tour! i'm desperate!
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TreesCanBeGreen wrote:
Had a dream about them last night. They came to my school but they were just passing through Christchurch and needed directions. I got there autographs. Pierre drew a picture of me and Jenny was angry for some reason.
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Chrisgovea wrote:
Where did you guys go? :[
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1949 wrote:
I don't hate Under the Blacklight, but it's my least favorite album. Nice to dance to, i'll give it that.
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chloe110189 wrote:
I personally adore UTB. I think it's a really good album, and I can happily listen to the album on repeat for days.. and I have.
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LaurenSalehi wrote:
I pretty much like everything before UTB. Jenny went off on a country-based excursion and it affected the overall sound of Rilo Kiley. I liked her better when she had a whispery voice and wasn't belting. (Execution of All Things is the best IMO)
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intheluminol wrote:
I love UTB. *shrugs* Dreamworld and Close Call are two of my favorite songs by anyone in recent history.
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yobbfixmeup wrote:
well, Spotify has really twatted it up with TEoAT. Every song has the same title...
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Jenna-ana wrote:
More Adventurous is a good album to start with but The Execution of All Things is the best album they have ever made.
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StormandStatic wrote:
Take Offs and Landings all the way.
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JonathanCoker wrote:
Isn't it funny how people tag bands with female vocalists, but not ones with male vocalists? [2]
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yoh7 wrote:
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_Marinaaa wrote:
@colourblindness All albums are great, but I think "More Adventurous" is the best. [2]
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DDDiego wrote:
@colourblindness All albums are great, but I think "More Adventurous" is the best.
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16 Dec 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/rilokiley
Vote For Pierre! His video for "That's the way that it was" is being featured on the MTV-U show "The Freshman," and though you might not actually get that channel, you can go to http://freshmen. …
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noelleynicole, snfu33, robotdinosaur86 and 26 other people added Rilo Kiley to their libraries. 1 minute ago
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maymayyy wrote about Rilo Kiley in top 50 artists of first year. yesterday evening
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angelabuvme88, Sounabozu, Shmathleen10 and 36 other people added Rilo Kiley to their libraries. yesterday evening
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riklee tagged Rilo Kiley with female vocalists and indie. Thursday afternoon
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arrianette wrote about Rilo Kiley in Beats sleep. Thursday morning
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disastrik tagged Rilo Kiley with alternative, indie pop, indie rock and 2 other tags. Thursday morning
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disastrik, shesaidjackie, aaaensign and 8 other people added Rilo Kiley to their libraries. Thursday morning
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truevilgenius wrote about Rilo Kiley – Take Offs and Landings in 50 Most listened albums. last month
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