ghosts are good company

my favorite music blog alerted me to the fact that there’s a new rilo kiley album. i like them, i’ve liked them ever since i stumbled across them five or so years ago, so i am always glad to hear new things from them. i think. t-sides talks about how variable the album is, and i agree. i was hearing a lot of mainstream pop in some places, and hints of k.d. lang in others. what is that?! it worries me. at the same time, though, maybe i like where this is going. i’m afraid of change, though – which is why “breakin’ up” is, unsurprisingly, what i’ve decided is my favorite track on this album (the song is kindly linked here). i’m somewhat a twit and texted cubbie two lines from it today – i bet you can guess which ones.

i think that the image here is an appropriate example of how rilo kiley has changed since their last album. jenny lewis seems to be really frustrated with a lot of things going on in her world, and she’s handling it differently than she used to. it feels a bit like she’s a little girl who is a friend of mine, who is suddenly trying to dress up in clothes that she still doesn’t fill out. i’m not sure why their more depressing work was something that worked for me, but this sudden hypersexuality isn’t. maybe i just need to listen to the album a few more times.

they’re playing here in october, and i’m not sure (especially considering all the other shows i want to go to in october) if i want to go see it. i think my heart is walling itself up and i’m afraid to be let down.