Are they an indie rock band inspired by country, or a country band influenced by indie rock? Whichever the case may be, The Execution of All Things finds Rilo Kiley establishing a wonderful balance of beautiful indie rock and subtle country.
Several guests are on such instruments as French horn, cello, flute, and accordion, while there's also a "boy choir" that includes Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes.
It all adds brilliantly to Rilo Kiley's passionate and powerful songwriting.
"With Arms Outstretched" evokes a country feel in its lyrics, yet has all the sensibility of indie pop.
"It's 16 miles to the promised land and I promise you I'm doing the best I can," Jenny Lewis sings.
"I visit these mountains with frequency and I stand here with my arms up." You may want to watch out for the unexpected, though infrequent, foul language, but otherwise this strong follow-up to Take-Offs & Landings fits right in with the already respected Saddle Creek roster.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good That Won't Come Out | Rilo Kiley | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Paint's Peeling | Rilo Kiley | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | The Execution of All Things | Rilo Kiley | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | So Long | Rilo Kiley | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Capturing Moods | Rilo Kiley | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | A Better Son/Daughter | Rilo Kiley | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight That Surrounds You | Rilo Kiley | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | My Slumbering Heart | Rilo Kiley | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Three Hopeful Thoughts | Rilo Kiley | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | With Arms Outstretched | Rilo Kiley | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Spectacular Views | Rilo Kiley | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 296 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Boesel | Boys Choir, Choir/Chorus, Drums, Glockenspiel, Orchestra Bells |
| 2 | Gretta Cohn | Cello |
| 3 | Pierre de Reeder | Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Layout Design |
| 4 | Ryan Fox | Saxophone |
| 5 | Tim Kasher | Accordion |
| 6 | Jiha Lee | Flute |
| 7 | Jenny Lewis | Bass, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Vocals |
| 8 | A.J. Mogis | Boys Choir, Choir/Chorus, Mixing |
| 9 | Mike Mogis | Banjo, Engineer, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Mixing, Pedal Steel, Producer, Vibraphone |
| 10 | Conor Oberst | Boys Choir, Choir/Chorus |
| 11 | Rick Ricker | French Horn |
| 12 | Rilo Kiley | Layout Design, Primary Artist |
| 13 | Blake Sennett | Bass, Boys Choir, Choir/Chorus, Engineer, Guitar, Harmony, Keyboards, Mixing, Sequencing, Vocals |
| 14 | Andy Ward | Artwork |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |