We're Not Who You Think We Are
Album: More Adventurous
Year: 2004
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And then there’s “Portions For Foxes,” one of the greatest songs of the 21st century, a soaring ode to self-loathing, bad relationships and casual sex that once again piles hook upon hook upon hook.
Over a ringing guitar and a straightforward beat, Jenny Lewis sets the scene:
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Album: More Adventurous
Year: 2004
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Just after the turn of the century, Rilo Kiley put out a pair of well-regarded indie albums — 2001’s Take Off and Landings and 2002’s The Execution of All Things — that are no doubt remembered as classics by Millennial indie kids. I think that they’re both fine, but except for the massed chorus over acoustic guitar, glockenspiel (and handclaps!) at the end of “With Arms Outstretched” , none of the songs fully hit me.
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