Rilo Kiley is a Los Angeles-based alternative rock band. They have released three albums, all of which include country, folk, and pop sensibilities. Fronted by former child actors Jenny Lewis (Troop Beverly Hills, The Wizard) and Blake Sennett (Salute Your Shorts, Boy Meets World), the band originally signed with Barsuk Records, an independent label, for their first full-length album, Take-Offs & Landings, in 2001. Rilo Kiley went on to sign with Omaha's Saddle Creek Records and released The Execution of All Things in 2002. In 2004, they released More Adventurous on their own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records, which was distributed by major label http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. Warner Bros.. The band later signed directly with Warner Bros.
They have sold nearly 75,000 records in three years and toured the United States repeatedly. Lewis sings lead vocals and shares writing credits with guitarist/vocalist Sennett. The band also features Pierre de Reeder on bass and Jason Boesel on drums.
<...| years active | 1998 – present |
| origin | California, United States |
| music genre | Alternative rock |
| current members | Jenny Lewis Blake Sennett Pierre de Reeder Jason Boesel |