Under the Blacklight
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| Studio album by Rilo Kiley | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2006 - Spring 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 37:30 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Rilo Kiley, Jason Lader, Mike Elizondo | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | A |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| The Guardian | |
| MSN Music | A |
| NME | 5/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.1/10 |
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Under the Blacklight is the fourth and final full-length studio album released by American alternative rock band Rilo Kiley. It was released on August 20, 2007, in the United Kingdom - three years and three days after the release of their third album, More Adventurous. Warner Bros. Records released the album one day later in the United States. "Silver Lining" was No. 27 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.
The album marks the return of the band following individual solo projects. On January 24, 2006, Jenny Lewis released Rabbit Fur Coat while Blake Sennett released Sun, Sun, Sun with The Elected.
The album was produced by the band with Jason Lader and Mike Elizondo. The first single to be released from the album was "The Moneymaker." The second single was "Silver Lining".
Several tracks from Blacklight were leaked in advance of the album's official release date. On August 17, 2007, the band started streaming the whole album on their MySpace page.
The album's jewel case is tinted purple, reminiscent of a blacklight. The album's covers and inlays were designed by Lewis and Pierre de Reeder, with photography by Autumn de Wilde. The liner notes do not feature any song lyrics.
The band's first official major label debut features a number of guests musicians, including Jackson Browne, Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet and James Valentine and Mickey Madden from Maroon 5. However, the album credits do not state on which songs the guests appear.
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