Execution of All Things by Rilo Kiley

Pros: brilliant wonderful joyous painful heartfelt indie pop genius.

Cons: none, except that i didn't get the album sooner.

The Bottom Line: makes me reconsider my entire top ten list of albums from 2002, except for number one (but most years, this would me number one).

Review: It took me a while to get The Execution of All Things, but it sure didn't take me long to get into it. Thanks to Nate (atchesonate) and his glowing recommendation - nearly two months ago - I finally found the opportunity to get my hands on this...

Pros: A stellar sophomore effort from what has to be one of the decade's best bands...

Cons: The thought I could be waking up every morning without this record

The Bottom Line: "Execution of all things" could be one of the 00's best albums yet.

Review: When Simon went with “Spectacular views” as the closer for my very first mix, he probably meant to blow me away. He did, along with “Thorn in my pride” and “New birds” the song became one of my ...

Pros: Extremely well concieved concept album about personal history and relationships.

Cons: Deserved a broader, major label release.

The Bottom Line: Rilo Kiley and "Execution" are proof that artist-driven, quality music is still alive and thriving (in Omaha, no less)

Review: (*NOTE: Portions of this review come from the entry for "Execution of All Things" at www.wikipedia.org; that entry was written by this author, and it's publishing copyright is open). The Execution of All Things is the third album released by Los ...

Pros: Pleasant folk-pop; a definite step-up from their debut

Cons: "Pleasant" doesn't necessarily qualify as "required listening"

The Bottom Line: Recommended for lovers of the New Pornographers and the livelier sides of Neko Case, Kristin Hersh, and Indigo Girls.

Review: Seattle... Austin.... Detroit.... It seems only a matter of time before EVERY American city eventually gets its 15 minutes in the indie-rock-hotbed spotlight. So why the hell not Omaha? And why the hell not now?

After all, Omaha has long...