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75 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Los Angeles indie-rockers make their major label debut with 'More Adventurous.' In the two years since their previous outing together, the band's Jenny Lewis contributed vocals to the debut from the Postal Service, while Blake Sennett and Jason Boesel released an album from their own side project, The Elected.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Under The Radar
    90
    Part commercial breakthrough, part acoustic folk record, part experiment, More Adventurous gives little indication of where Rilo Kiley's sound is headed. [#7]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    [The] polished production... makes 2002's The Execution of All Things sound like an indie-rock field recording. [20/27 Aug 2004, p.124]
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    A glossy production makes for ear candy, but it's bereft of edge. [Feb 2005, p.102]
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  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
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  1. AndrewW
    10
    This Album has been wonderful me. "Does He Love You?" always hits me so hard. Such emotion is provocative throughout the whole ablum. Overall it is so intelligent and put together. Just tasty.… Expand
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  2. blairs
    10
    definitely one of my most favourite albums of all time! incredible songs from beginnning to end... 'a man/me/then jim' is lyrically gorgeous, 'it just is' is just great 'i never' is vocally flawless 'does he love you?' is stunning 'the absence of god' is amazing Just a GREAT album! I love it!… Expand
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  3. andrea
    10
    love it! portions for foxs and does he love you? are on constant repeat. jenny's voice is so fresh and beautiful.
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