Rilo Kiley ( / ˈ r aɪ l oʊ ˈ k aɪ l i / RY -loh KY -lee ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles , California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis , Blake Sennett , Pierre de Reeder , and Dave Rock .
51-397: Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley . Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). In
102-542: A Washington, D.C.–based children's music program called Pancake Mountain , performing the song "See Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly writing, "Consider Lewis the Emmylou Harris of the Silverlake set" and Rolling Stone commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever". The A.V. Club , Spin , and NPR music critic Meredith Ochs named it among
153-546: A cover of The Traveling Wilburys ' " Handle With Care ". The Watson Twins provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on the Late Show with David Letterman , The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Later with Jools Holland . They also appeared on
204-574: A go; I'd be open to it. I think it was fun—for all of the pitfalls, it was great. I had a great time in Rilo Kiley. I always did." A month later, Sennett told AOL Spinner: "I said, 'Fuck that, I can't do this anymore.' That being said, it was probably immature and came from a place of ego. I think that stuff will rear its head in anything you do, depending on the personnel you surround yourself with; things change over time [ sic ], and people change, and relationships change." In February 2013,
255-521: A go; I'd be open to it. I think it was fun—for all of the pitfalls, it was great. I had a great time in Rilo Kiley. I always did." A month later, Sennett told AOL Spinner: "I said, 'Fuck that, I can't do this anymore.' That being said, it was probably immature and came from a place of ego. I think that stuff will rear its head in anything you do, depending on the personnel you surround yourself with; things change over time [ sic ], and people change, and relationships change." In February 2013,
306-501: A human being ... hmmm ... he's probably laying on his back in a morgue with a tag on his toe. Now, I see movies where the dead get up and walk. And when they do that, rarely do good things happen." In June 2011, when asked about his "corpse" comment and whether Rilo Kiley was indeed dead, Sennett said, "I never say never. I loved Rilo Kiley—I loved writing with Jenny. I think she's a great artist and great to write with. I think we're not there yet. Maybe one day we'll dust it off and give it
357-501: A human being ... hmmm ... he's probably laying on his back in a morgue with a tag on his toe. Now, I see movies where the dead get up and walk. And when they do that, rarely do good things happen." In June 2011, when asked about his "corpse" comment and whether Rilo Kiley was indeed dead, Sennett said, "I never say never. I loved Rilo Kiley—I loved writing with Jenny. I think she's a great artist and great to write with. I think we're not there yet. Maybe one day we'll dust it off and give it
408-432: A kids' week episode of the game show Card Sharks on August 6, 1987, at age 11, winning $ 500, but she did not win her match. Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen movies, such as Troop Beverly Hills and The Wizard in 1989. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Talk to Me with Yasmine Bleeth , as well as the films Foxfire , Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even , and Pleasantville . She played
459-537: A member of The Postal Service , Jenny & Johnny , and Nice as Fuck . Lewis was born in Las Vegas . Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie Gordon, was a member of the Harmonica Gang. Lewis is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Lewis made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. She later appeared in commercials for Mattel 's Barbie and Baby Skates dolls, Toys "R" Us toy stores,
510-451: A name, and we thought we'd use that for one show then change it, 'cause who'd want that name? Who can remember that anyway?" In 2005, Sennett told the teletext magazine Planet Sound that the name came from a Scottish athlete. On a 2005 episode of the MSNBC entertainment show MSNBC Entertainment Hot List , the female host stated that the name came from "old Scottish sports almanacs." In
561-404: A name, and we thought we'd use that for one show then change it, 'cause who'd want that name? Who can remember that anyway?" In 2005, Sennett told the teletext magazine Planet Sound that the name came from a Scottish athlete. On a 2005 episode of the MSNBC entertainment show MSNBC Entertainment Hot List , the female host stated that the name came from "old Scottish sports almanacs." In
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#1733084550216612-726: A number of tour dates for M. Ward . Rilo Kiley The group released their debut album Take-Offs and Landings under Seattle -based independent label Barsuk Records in 2001. After that, they released three additional studio albums and several EPs . In 2007, they were signed with Warner Bros. and subsequently made their major-label debut with the album Under the Blacklight . Rilo Kiley performed their first concert at Spaceland in Los Angeles in January 1998. Their debut EP, Rilo Kiley (later reissued as The Initial Friend EP ),
663-453: A solo career, Jenny Lewis has enlisted the help of drummer Jason Boesel for percussion on studio recordings. He was also part of Lewis' live band for her 2019 tour. On the syndicated radio show Loveline in August 2005, Sennett explained that he had a dream in which a sports almanac was chasing him: "When it got me, I leafed through it...and I came upon an Australian rules football player from
714-404: A solo career, Jenny Lewis has enlisted the help of drummer Jason Boesel for percussion on studio recordings. He was also part of Lewis' live band for her 2019 tour. On the syndicated radio show Loveline in August 2005, Sennett explained that he had a dream in which a sports almanac was chasing him: "When it got me, I leafed through it...and I came upon an Australian rules football player from
765-559: A t-shirt, which was designed by de Reeder for the Yellow Bird Project to benefit the Elliott Smith Memorial Fund. In a 2010 interview with Paste , Jason Boesel said the band was taking a break but working on a compilation of unreleased songs. He also said there were no plans to release a new album in the near future. In an April 2011 interview, Blake Sennett said, "I would say that if Rilo Kiley were ... hmmm ...
816-428: A t-shirt, which was designed by de Reeder for the Yellow Bird Project to benefit the Elliott Smith Memorial Fund. In a 2010 interview with Paste , Jason Boesel said the band was taking a break but working on a compilation of unreleased songs. He also said there were no plans to release a new album in the near future. In an April 2011 interview, Blake Sennett said, "I would say that if Rilo Kiley were ... hmmm ...
867-566: The Black & Decker Popcorn Maker, and Kellogg's Corn Pops , among others. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom Life With Lucy , where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on TV shows, such as Murder, She Wrote ; The Twilight Zone (1985); Baywatch ; The Golden Girls ; Growing Pains ; Just the Ten of Us ; Roseanne ; Mr. Belvedere ; and Brooklyn Bridge . She also appeared on
918-591: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California . On May 5, 2009, Lewis performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . Lewis makes an appearance on the track "Hard Enough", taken from the 2010 album Flamingo by fellow Las Vegan Brandon Flowers . In 2013, Lewis created the music score for Tribeca Film 's feature Very Good Girls . She provided original music and also included older music from her previous band, Rilo Kiley , such as
969-625: The Elvis Costello and the Imposters album Momofuku . Later that year, Lewis voiced the role of the assistant director for Walt Disney Pictures ' animated film Bolt (2008), and she also provided the song "Barking at the Moon". In March and April 2009, Lewis traveled to Australia for the first time, as an act for the V Festival , as well as a supporting act for Snow Patrol and performing one solo Sydney show. On April 18, 2009, Lewis performed at
1020-471: The Netflix movie A Very Murray Christmas as a waitress and sang a few songs, including " Baby, It's Cold Outside " in a duet with Bill Murray . In 1998, Lewis and friends Pierre De Reeder , Dave Rock , and then-boyfriend Blake Sennett formed the band Rilo Kiley . (Rock was eventually replaced by Jason Boesel .) In an interview with NPR 's All Songs Considered , Lewis remarked that she wanted to name
1071-859: The Red Rocks Amphitheatre , the 2014 iTunes Festival in London, two performances at the Austin City Limits Music Festival , and the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas. On January 23, 2019, Lewis announced the release date of her new album On the Line would be March 22, 2019. The lead single "Red Bull & Hennessy" garnered positive acclaim. On June 9, 2023, Lewis released a new album, Joy'All . She'd started writing for Joy'All while on tour to promote her previous album On
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#17330845502161122-470: The Watson Twins and three with Rilo Kiley) were featured in various episodes of the show. In 2007, Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on Johnathan Rice 's album Further North , and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on Dntel 's Dumb Luck LP. In 2008, Lewis contributed backing vocals to several songs on
1173-483: The 19th century named Rilo Kiley. It's kind of embarrassing." When asked by co-host Drew Pinsky if he had ever seen this name in reality, Sennett said, "I don't think so, I don't think that character exists...If you Google 'Rilo Kiley, ' you will just come back with a lot of pictures of us." On how this imaginary name became the name for the band: "I wrote it down on a blotter, an office desk when I woke up, and, I don't know, I came back to it when we were trying to think of
1224-483: The 19th century named Rilo Kiley. It's kind of embarrassing." When asked by co-host Drew Pinsky if he had ever seen this name in reality, Sennett said, "I don't think so, I don't think that character exists...If you Google 'Rilo Kiley, ' you will just come back with a lot of pictures of us." On how this imaginary name became the name for the band: "I wrote it down on a blotter, an office desk when I woke up, and, I don't know, I came back to it when we were trying to think of
1275-542: The Blacklight was released August 20, 2007 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Its first single is "The Moneymaker". For the video, the band cast "real-life porn stars," which Lewis says were told they were auditioning for "softcore porn." The second single is "Silver Lining." On September 6, 2007, the band began a North American tour in support of Under the Blacklight . On this tour, it
1326-429: The Blacklight was released August 20, 2007 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Its first single is "The Moneymaker". For the video, the band cast "real-life porn stars," which Lewis says were told they were auditioning for "softcore porn." The second single is "Silver Lining." On September 6, 2007, the band began a North American tour in support of Under the Blacklight . On this tour, it
1377-654: The Guys" was released on July 15, 2014, through GQ and stars Lewis, Anne Hathaway , Kristen Stewart , Brie Larson , and Tennessee Thomas , former drummer of The Like (now disbanded). Lewis also directed the music video. On July 8, 2014, Lewis began " The Voyager " tour at the Ottawa Bluesfest in Ontario, Canada. She spent July of that year touring the United States. Her tour included performances at Newport Folk Festival , Lollapalooza , Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival ,
1428-511: The Line (2019), shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic . Work resumed on the album in early 2021, when Lewis participated in a virtual songwriting workshop hosted by Beck . The album was produced by Dave Cobb , who Lewis met while visiting Lucius at RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee . In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for the band The Postal Service . Lewis performed in
1479-716: The album Under the Blacklight . Rilo Kiley performed their first concert at Spaceland in Los Angeles in January 1998. Their debut EP, Rilo Kiley (later reissued as The Initial Friend EP ), was released in 1999. In 2000, Sennett and Lewis played fictionalized versions of themselves on ABC's drama Once & Again , with the band also performing "The Frug" on the episode. The band signed with independent label Barsuk Records for its first full-length album, Take-Offs and Landings , in 2001. The band later signed with Omaha's Saddle Creek Records and released The Execution of All Things in 2002. In 2004, they released More Adventurous on its imprint, Brute/Beaute Records, which
1530-629: The band announced a collection of previously released rarities and unreleased material, titled Rkives , to be released in April 2013 on DeReeder's label, the Little Record Company. In a 2014 interview with the National Post, Jenny Lewis confirmed the band had officially broken up. In April 2015, Blake Sennett joined Jenny Lewis and her band on stage at Coachella for a performance of the Rilo Kiley song " Portions for Foxes ." Since embarking on
1581-461: The band announced a collection of previously released rarities and unreleased material, titled Rkives , to be released in April 2013 on DeReeder's label, the Little Record Company. In a 2014 interview with the National Post, Jenny Lewis confirmed the band had officially broken up. In April 2015, Blake Sennett joined Jenny Lewis and her band on stage at Coachella for a performance of the Rilo Kiley song " Portions for Foxes ." Since embarking on
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1632-404: The band's split in 2014. A retrospective of Lewis's career by Jessica Roy in 2016 commented that Lewis was a style icon to a certain type of music-loving young people in the 2000s. Roy commented: For a particular brand of suburban girl who fancied herself cooler than her peers, Jenny was a fire-haired figure of worship. With her endless supply of cool sunglasses, vintage dresses, and hats ... she
1683-408: The best albums of the year. In 2008, Lewis released a second solo album, this time without the Watson Twins, titled Acid Tongue . On July 29, 2014, Lewis released The Voyager . The album took five years to complete and is a reflection on Rilo Kiley's break-up and the death of her father. The release of the album was preceded by the single "Just One of the Guys". The music video for "Just One of
1734-492: The duo Jenny and Johnny with her then-boyfriend, musician Johnathan Rice , and the pair released an album titled I'm Having Fun Now on Warner Bros. Records . In 2015, Rice and Lewis wrote the song "Cold One" for the film Ricki and the Flash . In 2016, the trio Nice as Fuck , comprising Lewis, Erika Forster (of Au Revoir Simone ), and Tennessee Thomas (of The Like ), debuted at a Bernie Sanders benefit. The group opened on
1785-510: The following interview segment, Sennett stated, "We just looked in there, and the name of one of the star players from the turn of the century was Rilo Kiley." In an interview published in Q magazine in September 2007, Sennett stated that Rilo Kiley is named after a character he'd met in a dream who had predicted the date of Jenny Lewis' death. Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( / ˈ r aɪ l oʊ ˈ k aɪ l i / RY -loh KY -lee )
1836-479: The group Love's Way (after her parents' lounge act in Las Vegas), but Sennett "didn't go for it." Originally asked to sing back-up vocals by Sennett, Lewis refused to join the band unless she was able to sing lead vocals. Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, gaining the attention of Warner Bros. , who signed the band (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records) for
1887-443: The mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett . Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released five solo albums: Rabbit Fur Coat (2006), Acid Tongue (2008), The Voyager (2014), On the Line (2019), and Joy'All (2023). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been
1938-581: The part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of Harriet Beecher Stowe 's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin , and also appeared in the 1988 made-for-TV film A Friendship in Vienna , set in Vienna at the start of the Holocaust. She played Beverly D'Angelo 's daughter in the 1996 made-for-TV film Sweet Temptation . She continued acting until 1998, although her final movie – Don's Plum , filmed 1995–96 – went unreleased until 2001. In 2015, she appeared in
1989-436: The release of their 2004 album More Adventurous , which gained the band some success. Critics such as Pitchfork attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums. The song " Portions for Foxes " was a hit. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album Under the Blacklight was released directly by Warner Bros. In 2011, Sennett hinted that Rilo Kiley had disbanded. Lewis confirmed
2040-478: The song "Go Ahead". In 2014, Lewis contributed an exclusive track to HBO 's Girls , in collaboration with Vampire Weekend 's Rostam Batmanglij titled "Completely Not Me". The song was featured in the Season 3 premiere "Females Only". The song is the second track on Girls Volume Two: All Adventurous Women Do . In 2016, Lewis contributed to She & Him 's second Christmas album, Christmas Party , appearing on
2091-757: The summer and fall of 2004. The album spent late 2004 high on Billboard ' s Heatseekers Chart and was promoted with appearances on 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 and was the opening act for the North American dates of Coldplay 's Twisted Logic Tour in Fall 2005. "I Never" and "Ripchord" (from More Adventurous ) have been featured in several feature films, including Must Love Dogs , Conversations with Other Women , and John Tucker Must Die . The band's fourth album Under
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2142-653: The summer and fall of 2004. The album spent late 2004 high on Billboard ' s Heatseekers Chart and was promoted with appearances on 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 and was the opening act for the North American dates of Coldplay 's Twisted Logic Tour in Fall 2005. "I Never" and "Ripchord" (from More Adventurous ) have been featured in several feature films, including Must Love Dogs , Conversations with Other Women , and John Tucker Must Die . The band's fourth album Under
2193-575: The track "Winter Wonderland". On June 25, 2019, Lewis performed "Wasted Youth" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . On October 28, 2019, Lewis is featured on the fifth issue of Archie Comics ' comic book series Jughead's Time Police , released on October 30. On November 13, 2019, it was announced Lewis would be an opening act for Harry Styles on the North American leg of his 2020 Love On Tour . In 2023, Lewis toured to support her new album Joy'All . She also made appearances on dates for The Postal Service reunion tour. In 2010, Lewis formed
2244-610: The video for " We Will Become Silhouettes ", and toured with the band in 2013 and again in 2023. In 2003, Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the Cursive album The Ugly Organ . In 2005, Lewis contributed to the UNICEF benefit song " Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? ", along with Sennett and Jimmy Tamborello . In 2006, Lewis made a cameo in Episode 25, Season 1 of Bob Dylan 's Theme Time Radio Hour , and six of her songs (three with
2295-531: Was a beacon of hope for introspective teens ... as a microgenerational sad-girl touchstone, many of us have our own Jenny Lewis Anecdote, our lives touched by her magnificent tweeness in different ways. In 2004, Conor Oberst invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label Team Love . Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record", Rabbit Fur Coat (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, M. Ward , and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine . Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie guests on
2346-536: Was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles , California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis , Blake Sennett , Pierre de Reeder , and Dave Rock . The group released their debut album Take-Offs and Landings under Seattle -based independent label Barsuk Records in 2001. After that, they released three additional studio albums and several EPs . In 2007, they were signed with Warner Bros. and subsequently made their major-label debut with
2397-406: Was distributed by major label Warner Bros. Records . The band later signed directly with Warner Bros. 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 The Postal Service 's Give Up . Lewis toured with The Postal Service before heading out on two tours supporting Rilo Kiley's More Adventurous in
2448-406: Was distributed by major label Warner Bros. Records . The band later signed directly with Warner Bros. 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 The Postal Service 's Give Up . Lewis toured with The Postal Service before heading out on two tours supporting Rilo Kiley's More Adventurous in
2499-522: Was joined by Orenda Fink (of Azure Ray ) and Kristin Gundred (of Grand Ole Party and Dum Dum Girls ). The group was also known for its charitable contributions, particularly to the Elliott Smith Memorial Fund, in honor of the late singer and friend of the band. Sennett and Lewis participated in a memorial concert for the singer shortly after he died in 2003. In 2007, the band contributed
2550-403: Was joined by Orenda Fink (of Azure Ray ) and Kristin Gundred (of Grand Ole Party and Dum Dum Girls ). The group was also known for its charitable contributions, particularly to the Elliott Smith Memorial Fund, in honor of the late singer and friend of the band. Sennett and Lewis participated in a memorial concert for the singer shortly after he died in 2003. In 2007, the band contributed
2601-512: Was released in 1999. In 2000, Sennett and Lewis played fictionalized versions of themselves on ABC's drama Once & Again , with the band also performing "The Frug" on the episode. The band signed with independent label Barsuk Records for its first full-length album, Take-Offs and Landings , in 2001. The band later signed with Omaha's Saddle Creek Records and released The Execution of All Things in 2002. In 2004, they released More Adventurous on its imprint, Brute/Beaute Records, which
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