Richard Kiley

BY  NORMAN BRANNON Norman Brannon is a pop critic, musician, and author based in New York City. He presents a weekly music update here on Towleroad and writes regularly at  Nervous Acid .   Follow Norman on Twitter at  @nervousacid . EXTENDED PLAY: Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest (Atlantic Jaxx) Basement Jaxx aren't the first electronic artists to go the orchestral route, but they may very well be the first of their kind. While it's true that Carl Craig performed...Read Full Story

Song lyrics snippet for Rilo Kiley's song - I Never --- I'm only a woman of flesh and bone And i wept much we all do. I thought i might die alone But i had Never never never Never never never Never never never Never never met you. So baby be good to me. I got nothing to give you you see Except Everything everything Everything everything All the good and the bad 'cause ive been bad. I've lied cheated stolen and been ungrateful for what i have And im afraid habits rule my waking life. I'm...Read Full Story

Song lyrics snippet for Rilo Kiley's song - A Man/me/then Jim --- I had one friend in high school recently he hung himself with string. His note said 'if living is the problem well that's just baffling.' And at the wake i waited around to see my ex first love. And i barely recognized her but i knew exactly what she was thinking of. We sat quietly in the corner whispering close about loss. And i remembered why i loved her and i asked her why i drove her...Read Full Story

photo source The indie-pop quartet Rilo Kiley has broken up, according to guitarist Blake Sennett.  The group, which featured Jenny Lewis on lead vocals, was thought to be merely on hiatus as Sennett was recording as part of The Elected and Lewis worked on her side project, Jenny and Jonny, with partner Jonathan Rice. As for reasoning behind the split, Sennett said, “I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed, and things I don’t really want to submit myself to. I had...Read Full Story

Song lyrics snippet for Rilo Kiley's song - Accidntel Deth --- You're obsessed with finding a new brain But what you need is a new body. It feels your brain has lived a thousand lives before And the skin you call your home Holds a heart that quits And knees that buckle in And lungs that can't breathe when they're...Read Full Story