Rilo Kiley call it quits

Rilo Kiley are not on hiatus. They’re not taking a break. They are officially broken up. Following an extensive tour supporting the band’s last release, 2007’s ‘Under the Blacklight,’ the band reached a boiling point and never quite came back from it.

“I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed and things I don’t really want to submit myself to,” guitarist Blake Sennett tells Spinner. “I had related that frustration to music but I just thought, ‘I’m not going to put myself in that position again,’ so I said, ‘F—- that, I can’t do this anymore.’”

“That being said,” he continues, “it was probably immature and that came from a place of ego. I think that stuff will rear its head in anything you do, depending on the personnel you surround yourself with; things change overtime and people change and relationships change.”

[…] Sennett says Rilo Kiley have a plethora of unreleased songs that might still see the light of day.

“I think we’re going to try and release a two-disc set of 40 songs, or something. I think that can be more considered like our last release, to me. But I don’t know.”

1. idasoup reblogged this from rilokiley and added:

   How the fuck has Rilo Kiley been broken up for a whole year and I had no idea? Oh my god .. fuck you Kpop.

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   still sad about this i know, i know

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   this is bad news

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    :’(

12. glowlikethefireflies reblogged this from jennylewis and added:

    I knew this would come out sooner or later, but it doesn’t make me feel any better. RK is forever apart of my life. RIP...

13. jennybradley reblogged this from leavebritneyalone and added:

    I had a feeling that Jenny and Johnny’s “My Pet Snakes” was about Blake.

14. mapleleaves reblogged this from jennylewis and added:

    I mean, I “knew” but…can they please release all the songs…I need something. Favorite ever.

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    Rilo Kiley call it quitsjennylewis: Rilo Kiley are not on hiatus. They’re not taking a break. They are officially broken...

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    Well, shit. And know this puts me in the overwhelming minority, but I love Johnathan Rice crazy amounts, and I love them...

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    excuse me while i CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP TONIGHT.

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    I am heartbroken.

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    I know it’s for the best, but still :/

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    I am seriously crushed.

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    My dash is freaking out. I’m confused. Hadn’t Blake confirmed the overness of Rilo Kiley awhile ago? Did I dream it or...

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    This isn’t surprising, but still kinda sad.

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    Not surprising but still heartbreaking :(

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    I BLAME U JENNY

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    :( :( :(

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