Whatever happened to Rilo Kiley ? Poised for success, the band seemed to implode after the release of 20072s Under the Blacklight . Led by singer/guitarist Jenny Lewis and guitarist/singer Blake Sennett, Rilo Kiley had gone from cute indie pop band who could do " The Frug, " to a sultry machine whose previous lead single, " The Moneymaker, " featured porn stars in its video. Since '07, Lewis has gone on to become a fairly successful solo [...]
For a generation of messenger bag-toting college kids clad in black-rimmed glasses, Rilo Kiley were a first indie crush. We watched Jenny Lewis progress from the girl that could do the Frug to the woman singing about porn stars and their Moneymakers . We heard as Blake Sennett evolved from Joey the Rat into a soft-voiced singer-songwriter elegizing Elliott Smith . Through this journey we had plenty of (mis)adventures. We were reckless and young. Predictably, the members of Rilo Kiley were too, and thanks to the video for "Let Me Back In," [...]
Without hearing a single note of their music, at least two members of indie rock band Rilo Kiley should be somewhat recognizable to virtually anyone in the United States who came of age in the '80s or '90s. Jenny Lewis, the group's primary singer and songwriter, began her career in the entertainment industry as a child, appearing as an actress in television shows like Life With Lucy , The New Twilight Zone , Baywatch , The Golden Girls , Growing Pains , and Roseanne . She also appeared on the big screen, acting alongside [...]
No group in Los Angeles has left a bigger musical footprint the past decade than the members of Rilo Kiley . Besides four albums starting with 20012s "Take Offs and Landings," the quartet has bred solo careers, side projects and other collaborations. Siren Jenny Lewis made two solo albums (one with the Watson Twins) and paired with Johnathan Rice as Jenny & Johnny for another, plus contributed vocals to a dozen or so other albums. Singer-guitarist Blake Sennett birthed the Elected for three albums and recently joined up with Jarrod Gorbel in a new project, [...]
Two guys with distinguished backgrounds in indie rock get their heads together. They depart their comfort zones. They try something completely new (for them), and currently fashionable. They call themselves Night Terrors of 1927 , and they don't want you to know about their distinguished backgrounds, at least not until you hear the music, lest their resumés color your impression of the song. A little bit self-conscious? Perhaps, but that's the way Jarrod Gorbel and Blake Sennett wanted it, at the beginning. Gorbel has to his credit two albums and four EPs at the fore [...]
Blake Sennett drops a new visual for his latest LP's stand out track.
Filed under: New Music , Exclusive , RPM Lauren Dukoff As Jimmy Tamborello proves with his remix of the Elected 's 'Babyface,' an indie-pop track can easily be transformed into something that might have ended up on the ' Scarface ' soundtrack. After stripping away the major-key guitar lines and giving the song a downtempo groove, the electro artist, DJ and Postal Service producer took Elected frontman Blake Sennett right [...]
This break-up of Rilo Kiley's sorta feels like Blake Sennett is having a tough stretch right now and felt like throwing rocks at a passing car (Jenny Lewis), and this whole thing isn't really official-yet. I want to hear from the label or Jenny Lewis. Not the angry young man. If the band is done, then here is our modest little memorial... Rilo Kiley - "The Good That Won't Come Out" Rilo Kiley - "A Man/Me/Then Jim" [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Laura Dukoff There was once a time when Blake Sennett wasn't sure he'd ever make another record. After frontwoman Jenny Lewis called for an end to Rilo Kiley in the wake of 2007's 'Under the Blacklight,' the guitarist took a step back from the music industry, including his other band, the Elected . And if it wasn't for a pal sending Sennett back into [...]
Anyone that's charted the success of Jenny Lewis's solo career in recent years could have seen this coming, but still, these comments by Blake Sennett, the group's guitarist, on the breakup are pretty interesting: "I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed and things I don't really want to submit myself to. I had related that frustration to music but I just thought, 'I'm not going to put myself in that position again,' so I said, 'Fuck that, I can't do this anymore.'" The good news is the band might release [...]
"Look, all bands have s-. Ours was no different. That's all I was saying. This interview was supposed to be about the new Elected album I just released, and somehow became the official announcement of Rilo Kiley's end. Perhaps I chose poorly in using the three inflammatory words all these blogs seem to like so much. So for that I'm sorry. As far as the band being over? We are. Rilo Kiley is officially broken up. It's sad but it happens." - Blake Sennett (in another interview with [...]
Blake Sennett Clarifies Rilo Kiley Split Comments The Elected’s Blake Sennett took to Facebook last night to set the record straight on statements pulled from an interview with Spinner this week that were “twisted in such a ridiculous way that it’s almost funny. Almost,” he wrote. “Look, all bands have shit. Ours was no different. That’s all I was saying.” While he went on to apologize for using “three inflammatory words” (“deception, disloyalty, greed”) to describe tensions within the group, Sennett clarified that most of his statements were, [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Warner Bros. Records Blake Sennett would like to clarify the comments he made regarding Rilo Kiley 's break-up in an interview with Spinner earlier this week. While he didn't question the accuracy of the quotes, Sennett was disappointed in how the article portrayed his comments in regard to his current relationship with his former bandmates. Spinner regrets any confusion this may have caused, as well [...]
After 13 years Rilo Kiley have broken up, basically citing irreconcilable differences. As disgruntled guitarist Blake Sennett told Spinner: Read More...
After 13 years Rilo Kiley have broken up, basically citing irreconcilable differences. As disgruntled guitarist Blake Sennett told Spinner: Read More...
When we spoke with Blake Sennett this past April, the Rilo Kiley guitarist compared his longtime band to a human being "laying on his back in a morgue with a tag on his toe." Now, in a new interview with Spinner , Sennett claims that the band has officially split. "I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed and things I don't really want to submit myself to," Sennett explained to Spinner. "I had related that frustration to music but I just thought, 'I'm not going to [...]
When we spoke with Blake Sennett this past April, the Rilo Kiley guitarist compared his longtime band to a human being "laying on his back in a morgue with a tag on his toe." Now, in a new interview with Spinner , Sennett claims that the band has officially split. "I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed and things I don't really want to submit myself to," Sennett explained to Spinner. "I had related that frustration to music but I just thought, 'I'm not going to [...]
As part of a scathing interview indicting his bandmates for "a lot of deception, disloyalty, and greed," Rilo Kiley guitarist Blake Sennett said that the once-popular indie band is now officiall
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music Pamela Littky Rilo Kiley are not on hiatus. They're not taking a break. They are officially broken up. Following an extensive tour supporting the band's last release, 2007's 'Under the Blacklight,' the band reached a boiling point and never quite came back from it. "I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed and things I don't really want to submit [...]
Series: Cluster 1 HANGOUT with Blake Sennett - Hilarity ensues when CoS/Cluster 12s Dan Caffrey takes The Elected frontman/former Rilo Kiley guitarist to Chicago's legendary eccentric novelty store, Uncle Fun. Music Videos: Lykke Li – “Sadness is a Blessing” - An entire restaurant watches in silence as Lykke Li proceeds to get hammered, and then sings. Even actor Stellan Skarsgard looks confused in this one. The Get Up Kids – “Rally Round the Fool” - Lots of salvaged footage that will make you [...]
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