Indie darling and Rilo Kiley frontwoman, Jenny Lewis explains: “As a woman, the older I get the more comfortable I feel writing about sex and singing about it, whereas in my late teens and early 20s I wouldn’t have dared. But now I feel comfortable enough where I can start writing about sex — not necessarily about my own experiences, but the sexual lives of others. And the somewhat deviant sexual lives of others.”
Regarding the audition process for the video to first single, ‘The Moneymaker’: “We told people they were coming in and auditioning for a porno… A soft core porn… Some were told it was for a music video, because when you work in pornography there’s typically no audition process, you show up and work. So (director) Autumn (De Wilde) wrote a scene so that they could show us if they could act. And then we sat them down and asked them about their experiences. We all came up with the concept and stepped into that world (of pornography) knowing so little.. We met some really interesting, nice people. They were incredibly open with us. I think everyone possesses within them the moneymaker, it’s just a matter of if you’re willing to go there.”
I assume Jenny Lewis & the gang were going for a literal meaning but I’m still majorly disappointed with the cover art to Rilo Kiley’s upcoming full-length, Under The Blacklight. Your thoughts? Check out the album’s first video for ‘The Moneymaker’ here.
Here’s the much-buzzed new clip for Rilo Kiley’s ‘The Moneymaker’ (minus the 9-minute porn audition intro). Love it or hate it? The band’s forthcoming album, Under The Blacklight, will be released in late August. A classic Rilo Kiley MP3 can be found below.
NME reports: *Rilo Kiley have confirmed that the follow-up to 2004′s ‘More Adventurous’ will be released August 21.
‘Under The Blacklight’ is the band’s first album together since singer Jenny Lewis embarked on a solo career and drummer Jason Boesel collaborated with Bright Eyes. Guitarist Blake Sennett also used the hiatus to release a second album with The Elected. Recorded in Los Angeles in late 2006 and early 2007, the album was produced by the band, Jason Lader who previously worked with Vietnam and Jay-Z and Fiona Apple/ Dr. Dre producer Mike Elizondo.*
Tracklisting: ‘Silver Lining’/'Close Call’/'The Moneymaker’/'Breakin’ Up’/'Under The Blacklight’/'Dreamworld’/'Dejalo’/’15′/’Smoke Detector’/'The Angels Hung Around’/'Give A Little Love’
Yellow Bird Project is a Montreal-based, non-profit initiative. We collaborate with musicians in designing a T-shirt, we print and sell them on our website, and all of the money we make goes to charity. Which charity? Each of the artists gets to choose their own. We have three fundamental aims:
1) To make money for charities directly through T-shirt sales. 2) To raise awareness for charity organizations through artists’ endorsement. 3) To raise the profile of the artists we like.
We have specifically approached individuals that we think are creative and conscientious enough to make a difference.
Indie darling and Rilo Kiley frontwoman, Jenny Lewis explains: “As a woman, the older I get the more comfortable I feel writing about sex and singing about it, whereas in my late teens and early 20s I wouldn’t have dared. But now I feel comfortable enough where I can start writing about sex — not necessarily about my own experiences, but the sexual lives of others. And the somewhat deviant sexual lives of others.”
