Under the Blacklight

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I've been a fan of Rilo Kiley for quite some time. Naturally, I was intrigued when I found out they had a new album out. But, that always freaks me out because I'm afraid it won't be as good as I hope.

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With Under the Blacklight, the band's newest works, I don't feel that way. I'm enjoying the song "Silver Lining" but another one I'm fond of is "Dreamworld", which I have not heard about in any reviews the way I've heard about "Silver Lining".

The title track, "Under the Blacklight" is a good song, too, but it's a little bit too slow for my taste. It starts out with an electronic snythesizing beat that sounds awesome, but then when the lyrics begin, it changes shape. It sounds sort of like Liz Phair, which isn't bad, I'm just saying....

Anyhow, I just learned a bunch of trivia about Jenny Lewis, the sultry cool girl of the band. She was in the 1989 movie Troop Beverly Hills with Shelley Long! Also, in 2004 she worked and did vocals with The Postal Service, whom I also adore. photo source: www.theunderlay.com

Q Magazine did an interview last month where bandmember Blake Sennett discusses the story behind the band's name: "Rilo Kiley is named after a character he'd met in a dream who had predicted the date of Jenny Lewis's death."

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