The Oxford Student - Official Student Newspaper

Music: Music

About to support Bright Eyes on these shores for the second time in a year, it's clear that Warner Bros is pushing their recent signing hard. More Adventurous is Rilo Kiley's major label debut, having released their previous two records on Omaha's very own Saddle Creek. As a result, they've plunged loads of cash into the production: even Mark Trombino's contributed on three tracks. The stripped-down sound of both The Execution Of All Things and Takeoffs and Landings has changed completely - no longer is it just guitars, drums, voice, and occasionally electronic effects, we now have string and brass sections popping up with gay abandon. This has really altered the depth of the sound, as the previous albums mostly served as a means of highlighting Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett's vocal talents....