It's been a while since I've latched onto an album, listening to it every single day. I think high school would have been the last time really, back in the height of my drama nerdom where I played The Waltons Lik My Trakter or Bargainville by (*coughs, shuffles feet, mumbles*) Moxy Fruvous every single day for what must have been about two years. But just two weeks ago, I took Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight our from the library, and I've been listening to it ever since. Going in, I didn't know anything about the band, other than that they seemed popular with the hipster crowd. I knew and liked a few Jenny Lewis songs, but for whatever reason I expected her stuff in Rilo Kiley to be totally unenjoyable; experimental, with impenitrable lyrics, just so indie it hurts. Totally wrong, though. It's fun, catchy stuff start to finish. Under the Blacklight is an amalgam of a various styles and influences. It's hard to describe and I'm tempted to wiki it just to get a decent description (but I won't). There's more than a little disco in "Breakin' Up," part country part big band in "15," "Smoke Detector" is late Beatles, and "Dejalo" is a whole lot of I don't know what but whatever it is it's awesome.
Anyhow, check it out. It's one of those albums I can't imagine someone not liking. You can hear some of the tunes here. And as bonus material, you can download "Acid Tongue" here, which is free, legal, and all over good. "Acid Tongue" is Jenny Lewis solo, but it's still incredible. And did I mention free?
Anyhow, check it out. It's one of those albums I can't imagine someone not liking. You can hear some of the tunes here. And as bonus material, you can download "Acid Tongue" here, which is free, legal, and all over good. "Acid Tongue" is Jenny Lewis solo, but it's still incredible. And did I mention free?
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