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Rilo Kiley have built an illustrious career on creating masterful, deeply engrossing albums, the songs balancing an intimate confessional side with a kind of cavalier joie de vive and an increasingly affectionate nod to their Southern Californian musical heritage. The band’s last record, 2004’s More Adventurous, prompted Elvis Costello to praise the “best lyric writing that I've heard in many a day”, Coldplay to invite them on their 2005 arena tour and a plethora of critics to vote them into their annual “best of” lists. Lead singer and songwriter Jenny Lewis’ dexterity for lush power pop, soulful synths and weepy country ballads has won the band a large and dedicated fan base, bolstered by the blistering live ..
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