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More Adventurous is the third studio album by American indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Released on August 17, 2004 by Brute/Beaute Records, a self-made imprint distributed by Warner Records,[12] it was the band's major label debut.

More Adventurous
Studio album by Rilo Kiley
Released	August 17, 2004
Recorded	Late 2003
Genre	Indie rock[1]
Length	44:06
Label	Brute/Beaute
Producer	Mike Mogis, Mark Trombino, Jimmy Tamborello
Rilo Kiley chronology
The Execution of All Things (2002) More Adventurous (2004) Under the Blacklight (2007)
Singles from More Adventurous
"It's a Hit" Released: July 20, 2004 "Portions for Foxes" Released: 2005 "I Never" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[1]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	[11]

As of June 2007, sales of the album in the United States had exceeded 173,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[13]

Song information

"Portions for Foxes" references the bible verse Psalms 63:10.

"Ripchord" and "It Just Is" were written in response to the death of Elliott Smith.

"Accidntel Deth" was produced by Jimmy Tamborello, who is known for his work in The Postal Service and as Dntel (which explains the unusual spelling of the song's title).

"More Adventurous" alludes to a line from Frank O'Hara's "Meditations in an Emergency": "Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous (and how the same names keep recurring on that interminable list!), but one of these days there’ll be nothing left with which to venture forth."[14]

Release

Two versions of the album were released: a version in a jewel case, which was sold in stores, and a limited edition (1,000 copies) digipak version sold at the release party and concert for the album.

"I Never" and "Ripchord" were included in several feature films, including Must Love Dogs, Conversations with Other Women, and John Tucker Must Die. "Portions for Foxes" is included as part of the Rock Band 3 soundtrack and was also featured in the first episode of the first season of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. "More Adventurous" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Wedding Crashers.

Reception

The album received critical praise. Noted rock critic Robert Christgau named it the fifth best release of 2004 and later included it in his list of the greatest albums of the 2000-2009 decade, placing it in the twenty-fourth spot.[15][16] Christgau also declared "It's a Hit" song of the year for 2004 and subsequently listed it as the eighth best song of the decade.[17] The album placed fourteenth on the Pazz & Jop poll for 2004.[18]

Track listing

Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic.[3]

• Jenny Lewis – vocals, guitar, Mellotron, keyboards, Wurlitzer, piano, harmonica, organ
• Blake Sennett – vocals (lead on "Ripchord"), electric & acoustic guitars, 12-string acoustic guitar, handclaps, Optigan, JX-3P Arp, & Moog
• Pierre de Reeder – bass guitar
• Jason Boesel – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Mike Bloom, Danny Cooksey, Amy Huffman, Clint Wheeler, Jamie Williams, Jon Hischke, Kianna Alarid, Mike Mogis, Nate Lefeber, Nate Walcott, Neely Jenkins, Nick White, No Better Cause, Rick Ricker, Summit Strings

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200	161
U.S. Top Heatseekers Albums	7

See also

• Brute/Beaute Records

References

External links

• Official Rilo Kiley website

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