Take Offs and Landings

Take Offs and Landings is Rilo Kiley's debut full-length album, originally released in 2001 on the independent label Barsuk Records. It was re-released in 2007 and released for the first time on vinyl on March 15, 2011.

Of Rilo Kiley's albums, Take Offs and Landings contains the most songs sung by band member Blake Sennett, who sings lead on "August," "Small Figures In A Vast Expanse," "Rest of My Life," and a hidden track. Jenny Lewis sings lead on the other tracks, except for two "Variations on a Theme" tracks, which are instrumental.

The album's hidden track is officially titled "Spectacular Views." However, since a later Rilo Kiley song (the closing track to The Execution of All Things) has the same name, it is often referred to as "Salute My Shorts!," in reference to Sennett's acting role on the television show Salute Your Shorts.

Track listing

(all songs written by Lewis and Sennett)

1. "Go Ahead" – 3:34
2. "Science vs. Romance" – 5:43
3. "Wires and Waves" – 3:17
4. "Pictures of Success" – 6:51
5. "August" – 3:18
6. "Bulletproof" – 1:57
7. "Plane Crash in C" – 5:11
8. "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" – 0:36
9. "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse" – 3:19
10. "Don't Deconstruct" – 2:37
11. "Always" – 4:00
12. "We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)" – 2:54
13. "Rest of My Life" – 2:10
14. "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)" – 1:35
15. "Spectacular Views (Salute MY Shorts!)"

Additional musicians

• Phillip Watt - trumpet on "Pictures of Success," "Plane Crash in C," and "Don't Deconstruct"
• Alex Greenwald - synths on "Pictures of Success" and "Plane Crash in C"
• Shana Levy - keyboard on "Go Ahead"
• Larissa Brantner - violin on "Don't Deconstruct" and "Rest of My Life"
• Aram Arsalanian - keyboard on "Plane Crash in C"
• Ben Boyer - drums on "We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)"

References

External links

• Rilo Kiley official website
• Rilo Kiley on MySpace.com
• Barsuk Records