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The Execution of All Things

Album information
NameThe Execution of All Things
TypeAlbum
ArtistRilo Kiley
ReleasedOctober 1, 2002
RecordedMarch 2002
GenreIndie pop, indie rock
Length47:34
LabelSaddle Creek
ProducerMike Mogis
Previous albumTake-Offs and Landings
(2001)
Next albumMore Adventurous
(2004)

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'The Execution of All Things' is the second full length album released by Los Angeles-based indie pop band Rilo Kiley. Expanding on their previous musical sound that mostly incorporated guitars, vocals, percussion and pianos, "Execution" contains heavy electronica sampling mixed into the songs in a rather unusual and displaced-sounding way. Also, unlike their previous tracks which were written in very traditional manners, the lyrics to the songs on "Execution" are very wordy and read like prose. Musically, the record has a very sunny disposition, with bouncing bass lines and simple melodies complemented by Lewis' vocal style, but the upbeat music is generally counterpointed by the often dark and morose subject matter that the lyrics reference. The album was recorded at Saddle Creek Records in Omaha, Nebraska, and the aforementioned features show the influence of that studio's associated Omaha Sound.

The album is also strung together by a song that is broken into pieces and that trails between several tracks. Called "And That's How I Choose to Remember It," it tells the story of lead singer Jenny Lewis' childhood and her parents' divorce. This theme is visited throughout the album, which is lyrically filled with childhood recollections of loss, displacement, anger, and hopelessness.

The songs "So Long" and "Three Hopeful Thoughts" feature lead vocals by Blake Sennett. Lewis sings lead on all other tracks.

This album is the 47th release of Saddle Creek Records.

The Execution of All Things Video

A montage of the band set to "The Good That Won't Come Out" from the album, Execution of All Things, which is a great album. Order it and support a fantastic rock group. Produced for The Walrus Speaks, a nonprofit disorganization.
4.60 min. | 4.87 user rating		 I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG. © SADDLE CREEK RECORDS 2002 'tis the execution of all things [rilo kiley]
3.98 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The Execution Of All Things Lyrics In my dreams I see myself hitting a baseball In a green field somewhere near a freeway I'm all tan and smiling and running from 3rd base And it's hot and The kids keep playing the driving game And they're singing the same goddamn refrain And the sky is a blueish grey. And its become just like a chemical stress Tracing the lines in my face for Something more beautiful than is there I've barely been gone. In my dreams I see you at the foot of some mountains. And we're taking some pictures or something And we'd better hurry up And it's late and The sun keeps on shooting through pine trees And the grass stains are wet on your new jeans And we'd better hurry up And I've become just like a terrible mess searching the lines in my face for something more beautiful than is there the crowds keep me coming back. Cheering. In my dreams I see you asleep on a twin bed The covers pulled up over your head Am I asleep or awake? And it's morning And the captain is playing the radio And hes just put the paint on his new boat Am I asleep or awake? And it just feels good when you're waking up And it just feels good when you're next to me And it just feels good when you're coming home And it just feels good when you're waking up And I've become just like a chemical stress Tracing the lines of my face for Something more beautiful than is there I've barely been gone and I'm not a failure I swear I wish you could see it from over there I've got a lot over here <b>...</b>
5.62 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Rilo Kiley playing their first show in over 2 years, at a bowling alley in Eagle Rock, CA.
3.08 min. | 4.73 user rating		 Gameplay in Frets on Fire. The song is by Rilo Kiley and i made the notes...The middle,i did bad because i made it so hard.But it will easy out in the end and i took out the key noise and just added in the music only(to not annoy you).Enjoy.
4.38 min. | 3.36 user rating
B-side of the single "The Execution of All Things", from the album "The Execution of All Things", released 2002.
3.88 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Stop motion film featuring Oreos, Chips, and Paper Created with Pinnacle 12 and a Kodak m340 camera. This will be the last of my original m340 Kodak EasyShare. I'm getting a new one, because the old one's screen broke. Kodak = junk. Although I must admit, its working for me. Quote: 'Stay on the edge. There you can see all sorts of things you can't from the center.' ~ Kurt Vonnegut. (Not necessarily verbatim. But you get the idea.) Song: Re-Introduction by The Wiseguys (appropriate for my first stop motion in a while, no?)
2.58 min. | 4.5 user rating		 11/14/07 - UC Riverside, CA
2.45 min. | 0 user rating		 First take on a favorite song of mine.
3.83 min. | 0 user rating		 Philadelphia 2008 at the Electric factory
3.43 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Rilo Kiley

AlbumsTake Offs and Landings * The Execution of All Things * More Adventurous * Under the Blacklight
EPsRilo Kiley * The Initial Friend E.P. * Live at Fingerprints EP
Singles"Science vs. Romance" * "The Execution of All Things" * "Portions for Foxes" * "It's a Hit" * "I Never" * "The Moneymaker" * "Silver Lining" * "Breakin' Up"
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