Il secondo album dei Rilo Kiley è una godibilissima collezione di brani pop, leggermente più complessi di quelli conenuti in "Take Off And Landings", come dimostra già in apertura "The Good That Won't Come Out", in cui Jenny Lewis tenta di estendere le sfumature della sua (bella) voce, mentre il tappeto sonoro si arricchisce di tastiere ed effetti vari.

La title track sembra confezionata apposta per guadagnare l'airplay radiofonico al di fuori del circuito dei college, ma nonostante ciò, a parte l'assolo un po' scontato a metà brano, resta un ottimo esercizio di classe. "So Long" si addentra in territori beachboysiani, mentre il fingerpicking di "Hail To Whatever You Found In The Sunlight That Surrounds You" è evidentemente ispirato al buon Elliott Smith. La finale "Spectacular Views" è quasi pop-punk, e chiude un buon disco, che però perde qualcosa quando accelera il passo e tenta di allinearsi alla musica più mainstream.

Nonostante ciò, merita comunque un ascolto attento.

Elenco tracce e testi

01   The Execution of All Things ()

Soldiers come quickly, I feel the earth beneath my feet
I'm feeling badly, it's not an attempt at decency
And if you're well off, well then I'm happy some for you
But I'd rather not celebrate my defeat and humiliation here with you

Someone come quickly, this place was built for moving out
Leave behind buildings, the city planners got mapped out
Bring with you history and make your hard earned feast
Then we'll go to Omaha, to work and exploit the booming music scene
And humility

And we've been talking all night...

Oh god come quickly, for the execution of all things
Let's start with the bears and the air and mountains rivers and streams
Then we'll murder what matters to you and move on to your neighbors and kids
Crush all hopes of happiness with disease cause of what you did

And lastly, you're all alone with nothing left but sleep
But sleep never comes to you, it's the guilt and forever wakefulness of the weak
It's just you and me....

The execution of all things
The execution of all things
The execution of all things

02   Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back) ()

03   After Hours (The Velvet Underground) ()

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