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 .
31-679: 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 ),
62-529: A sic' , emerged in 1889, E. Belfort Bax 's work in The Ethics of Socialism being an early example. On occasion, sic has been misidentified as an acronym (and therefore sometimes misspelled with periods): s.i.c. is said to stand for "spelled/said in copy/context", "spelling is correct", "spelled incorrectly", and other such folk etymology phrases. These are all incorrect and are simply backronyms from sic . Use of sic greatly increased in
93-579: 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,
124-449: A hidden track. Jenny Lewis sings lead on the other tracks, except for the instrumental tracks "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" and "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)". The album's hidden track, which did not appear on the first pressing, is officially titled "Spectacular Views". However, since a later Rilo Kiley song (the closing track to The Execution of All Things ) has
155-500: 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
186-453: 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
217-441: A parenthetical sentence only when used after a complete sentence, like so: ( Sic. ) Some guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style , recommend "quiet copy-editing " (unless where inappropriate or uncertain) instead of inserting a bracketed sic , such as by substituting in brackets the correct word in place of the incorrect word or by simply replacing an incorrect spelling with the correct one. Alternatively, to show both
248-457: 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
279-577: 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 ...
310-431: Is Rilo Kiley 's debut studio album , originally released in 2001 on the vanity label "Rilo Records", then shortly thereafter on the independent label Barsuk Records . It was released for the first time on vinyl on March 15, 2011. Of Rilo Kiley's albums, Take Offs and Landings contains the most songs sung by band member Blake Sennett , who sings lead on "August", "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse", "Rest of My Life", and
341-403: Is most often inserted into quoted or reprinted material to indicate meticulous accuracy in reproducing the preceding text, despite appearances to the reader of an incorrect or unusual orthography ( spelling , punctuation , grammar, syntax, fact, logic, etc.). Several usage guides recommend that a bracketed sic be used primarily as an aid to the reader, not as an indicator of disagreement with
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#1732787924961372-426: Is to inform the reader that any errors in a quotation did not arise from editorial errors in the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced as they appear in the source text being quoted; thus, sic is placed inside brackets to indicate it is not part of the quotation. Sic can also be used derisively to direct the reader's attention to the writer's spelling mistakes and erroneous logic, or to show disapproval of
403-483: 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
434-553: 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
465-646: 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
496-680: The content or form of the material. In the English language, the Latin adverb sic is used as an adverb, and derivatively as a noun and as a verb. The adverb sic , meaning 'intentionally so written', first appeared in English c. 1856 . It is derived from the Latin adverb sīc , which means 'so', 'thus', 'in this manner'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the verbal form of sic , meaning 'to mark with
527-618: The credibly [ sic ] and veracity of any such source. Irin Carmon quoting a law firm The Latin adverb sic ( / s ɪ k / ; thus , so , and in this manner ) inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation , and grammar . Sic also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be interpreted as an error of transcription . The typical editorial usage of Sic
558-499: The following example from Fred Rodell 's 1955 book Nine Men : [I]n 1951, it was the blessing bestowed on Judge Harold Medina 's prosecution [ sic ] of the eleven so-called 'top native Communists,' which blessing meant giving the Smith Act the judicial nod of constitutionality. Where sic follows the quotation, it takes brackets : [ sic ]. The word sic is often treated as a loanword that does not require italics, and
589-470: 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. Take-Offs and Landings Take Offs and Landings
620-639: The mid-20th century. For example, in United States state-court opinions before 1944, sic appeared 1,239 times in the Westlaw database; in those from 1945 to 1990, it appeared 69,168 times, over 55 times as many. Its use as a form of ridicule has been cited as a major factor in this increase. The immoderate use of sic has created some controversy, leading some editors, including bibliographical scholar Simon Nowell-Smith and literary critic Leon Edel , to speak out against it. The bracketed form [ sic ]
651-552: The original and the suggested correction (as they often are in palaeography ), one may give the actual form, followed by recte , then the correct form, in brackets. The Latin adverb recte means rightly . An Iraqi battalion has consumed [ recte assumed] control of the former American military base, and our forces are now about 40 minutes outside the city. According to the Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music Style Sheet , there should be no punctuation, for example no colon, before
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#1732787924961682-480: The same name, it is often referred to as "Salute My Shorts!", in reference to Sennett's acting role on the Nickelodeon television show Salute Your Shorts . As of July 2006, the album has sold 66,000 copies in United States. In a 20th-anniversary retrospective, Stereogum ' s Abby Jones wrote that Landings "isn't the best album Rilo Kiley ever made", as they were "still zeroing in on their sound" at
713-420: The source. Sic may show that an uncommon or archaic expression is reported faithfully, such as when quoting the U.S. Constitution : "The House of Representatives shall chuse [ sic ] their Speaker ..." However, several writing guidebooks discourage its use with regard to dialect, such as in cases of American and British English spelling differences . The appearance of a bracketed sic after
744-487: The style manuals of New Zealand, Australian and British media outlets generally do not require italicisation. However, italicization is common in the United States, where authorities including APA Style insist upon it. Because sic is not an abbreviation, placing a full stop /period inside the brackets after the word sic is erroneous, although the California Style Manual suggests styling it as
775-768: 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
806-540: The time. She called it "a treat to hear them start to get there" though, praising "Lewis and [Blake] Sennett's proficiency in indie rock " reflected through its "melting pot" of musical styles. Jones also argued for both Landings and Kiley's recognition within emo music 's canon, despite attracting the same fans of their "similarly sullen" peers like Bright Eyes and Death Cab for Cutie . She observed Lewis' lyrics' "often macabre nature" and said that "at her best, she could eclipse her male peers ." Later that year, Take
837-440: The word analyse in a book review led Bryan A. Garner to comment, "all the quoter (or overzealous editor) [sic] demonstrated was ignorance of British usage". Occasionally a writer places [ sic ] after their own words, to indicate that the language has been chosen deliberately for special effect, especially where the writer's ironic meaning may otherwise be unclear. Bryan A. Garner dubbed this use of sic "ironic", providing
868-406: 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
899-653: Was included on a Pitchfork list of revised reviews, with its original 2002 score of 4.0 raised to 8.0. The site's Quinn Moreland recognized its status as "an undeniable classic" and praised Kiley's use of indie pop in making "candid and often devastating observations about longing, insecurities, and the uncertainties of young adulthood." Though Kiley "were still finding their footing" on the album, she wrote that it "shines when [they] allow themselves to expand into their ambitions." All songs written by Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett. Sic We are prepared, under appropriate circumstances, to provide information bearing on
930-538: 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
961-512: 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