What's In A Name?

Sometimes I wonder, as I’m sure most of you do too, “what was I thinking?” I swear; I am an obstinate fool.

Case in point: There is this band called Rilo Kiley. They play pop influenced indie rock. I refused to listen to them. Their newest album More Adventerous has been out for months and I’ve heard all sorts of good things about it. I refused to listen to them. The lead singer is a red-headed hottie. And yet I still refused to listen to them.

I must have had a good reason, right? No, not really, I just didn’t like their name. And I still don’t. How silly is that? I could have listened to the album and complained about their over use of alt-country twang or lead singer Jenny Lewis’ speak-singing. But truthfully, the album is really well put together. The alt-country twang isn’t all that bad and I like Jenny Lewis’ voice. They do need to consider a name change, though.

Stuff to Sample: Rilo Kiley's "Portions For Foxes" and "I Never"