Rilo Kiley

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Rilo Kiley gig at the Marquee in London (2004)

Rilo Kiley [ 'raıloʊ' kaıli ] is an independent band founded in 1998 by former child stars Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett in Los Angeles , which has absorbed many influences from country, pop and electronica. Lewis is the front vocalist of the group, which includes guitarist Sennett, bassist Pierre de Reeder and drummer Jason Boesel. Their audience are popular music listeners in adulthood. After the success of their album More Adventurous , they received their first major label contract with Warner Brothers in 2005 . Her greatest success to date is Portions for Foxes , which was used as the soundtrack for Grey's Anatomy and reached number 25 on the Billboard College Airplay Chart in November 2004 .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
More adventurous
  US 161 09/04/2004 (1 week)
Under the blacklight
  UK 34 09/01/2007 (2 weeks)
  US 22nd 09/08/2007 (9 weeks)
Rkives
  US 79 04/20/2013 (2 weeks)
Singles
It's a hit
  UK 90 07/30/2005 (1 week)

Albums

  • Take-Offs and Landings (2001, Barsuk)
  • The Execution of All Things (2002, Saddle Creek)
  • More Adventurous (2004, Brute / Beaute)
  • Under the Blacklight (2007, Warner)
  • Rkives (2013, Little Record Company)

EPs

  • Rilo Kiley (first pressing, 1999, Rilo Records)
  • Rilo Kiley (second pressing, 2000, Rilo Records)
  • The Initial Friend EP (2001, Rilo Records)
  • Live at Fingerprints EP (2004, Brute / Beaute)

Singles

  • "The Execution of All Things" (2003, Saddle Creek)
  • "It's a Hit" (2005, Warner)
  • "Portions For Foxes" (2005, Brute / Beaute)
  • "The Moneymaker" (2007, Warner)
  • "Silver Lining" (2007, Warner)

swell

  1. ↑ Su, Peter. 2004. " Pure Pop for Grown-ups ", (Popmatters.com)
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US

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