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  Rilo Kiley, 'Rkives' (Little Record Company)

  April 11, 2013 – How many bands' outtakes could serve as a primer? Rkives is not the sorely nonexistent sixth Rilo Kiley album, unfortunately, but as a career-spanning loose-ends wrap-up, it's sure a lot better than the next best thing. Revealing more to outsiders than, say, that entire Nirvana box set, it revels in the seemingly defunct L.A. …
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  10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Knife, Rilo Kiley, Kurt Vile, and More

  April 4, 2013 – SPIN presents this week's batch of ready-to-stream albums, starring full-lengths from current cover stars the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kurt Vile, the Knife, Rilo Kiley, and many more. …
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  Rilo Kiley Open Up Too $hort-Featuring 'RKives' For Your Streaming Pleasure

  April 1, 2013 – At last, the wait to hear Too $hort rapping over Rilo Kiley's divisive (to put it kindly) track "Dejalo" is over. Alright, even if Jenny Lewis' unexpected foray into white-girl rhyming on Under the Blacklight represents a shark-jumping moment for some, the defunct band's now streaming B-sides collection RKives has something for everyone. …
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  Revisit Jenny Lewis' Many Hairstyles in Rilo Kiley's Archival 'Let Me Back In' Video

  March 19, 2013 – Last month, Rilo Kiley shared "Let Me Back In," a tender ode to Los Angeles, set to appear on the long-dormant indie quartet's upcoming rarities compilation, RKives (out April 2 via bassist Pierre de Reeder's own Little Record Company). The More Adventurous L.A. …
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  Hear Rilo Kiley's Soulful New Single 'Let Me Back In'

  February 19, 2013 – It was just after Christmas when long-separated L.A. indie rock foursome Rilo Kiley announced that they'd be returning this spring — not with a new full-length but RKives, a welcome assemblage of B-sides, demos, and rarities culled from their ten years together. …
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  Rilo Kiley Rarities 'RKives' Will Include Too $hort, Like, Rapping

  February 5, 2013 – Though they've been broken up for nearly three years if you include the hiatus, Rilo Kiley caused quite a stir in December when they cryptically reported to Facebook, "Record is almost finished." They were referring, of course, to their forthcoming rarities compilation, finally revealed to have a perfectly darling title, RKives, and a due date of April 2 via Little Record Company, the (cute cute cute) label of bassist Pierre de Ree …
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  Jenny Lewis' Next Solo Album Is '80 Percent' Finished

  January 23, 2013 – Since Rilo Kiley confirmed their split in 2011, former frontwoman Jenny Lewis has occupied her time by providing guest vocals (and pot cookies!) for the upcoming Wavves album Afraid of Heights, and by acting as music supervisor/score composer for director Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal's Sundance-featured Very Good Girls. Now, despite the Rilo Kiley B-sides and rarities compilation that accidentally spawned reunion …
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  Rilo Kiley Spark False Reunion Rumors Teasing New Archival Release

  December 28, 2012 – Give the former members of Rilo Kiley credit for social media savvy. Yesterday the California indie rockers, who confirmed last year they'd officially broken up after not releasing an album since 2007's Under the Blacklight, posted the following cryptic message on Facebook: "Record is almost finished, and artwork is nearly done. Going to need your help! …
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  Jenny Lewis' Post-Rilo Kiley Plans: Movie Score, Solo Work

  July 17, 2012 – A year after Rilo Kiley revealed its breakup, lead singer and songwriter Jenny Lewis has various new musical endeavors in the works, TwentyFourBit points out. She's composing the score and serving as music supervisor for a new movie called Very Good Girls. She has also been recording new songs, and a fan recently captured video of her playing one new tune live. …
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  Patti Smith Covers Adele, Rilo Kiley Split + More

  July 18, 2011 – Punk goddess Patti Smith tackled Adele's smash "Rolling in the Deep" at a New York City concert last week, adding a tough, garage-rock edge to the British singer's polished anthem. …
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