"The Execution of All Things" is the title track of Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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-based indie rock

Indie rock

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 band Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....

's second album

The Execution of All Things

The Execution of All Things is the second full length album released by Los Angeles-based indie pop band Rilo Kiley. Expanding on their previous musical sound that mostly incorporated guitars, vocals, percussion and pianos, "Execution" contains heavy electronica sampling mixed into the songs in a...

. It was released as a single on September 22, 2003 via Saddle Creek. Rilo Kiley's cover of The Velvet Underground

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's "After Hours

After Hours (song)

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" appears as a b-side, as does a new track called "Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)". The single and its b-sides are available to download on the iTunes Store

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.

Rolling Stone

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 called the song "a checklist of modern destruction", praising Lewis' "girlish, ethereal voice that makes the band's brutal vision all the more startling."

Track listing

1. "The Execution of All Things" – 4:10
2. "Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)" (Lewis, Sennett, Pierre De Reeder) – 3:52
3. "After Hours
   After Hours (song)
   "After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou Reed and originally performed by The Velvet Underground. It is the tenth and final track on their self-titled album. It is one of few songs with lead vocals by drummer Maureen Tucker, as Lou Reed stated the song was "so innocent and pure" that he could...
   
   " (Lou Reed
   Lou Reed
   Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
   
   ) – 2:57

Credits and personnel

• Jenny Lewis
  Jenny Lewis
  Jennifer Diane Lewis , is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
  
   – lead vocals
  Singing
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• Blake Sennett
  Blake Sennett
  Blake Sennett is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. He was born as Blake Sennett Swendson in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School with his Rilo Kiley bandmate Pierre De Reeder...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Pierre De Reeder – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Jason Boesel
  Jason Boesel
  Jason Boesel was the drummer for Rilo Kiley and has also played with The Elected. He also drummed in the Bright Eyes touring band during their 2005 tour, and went on to write the liner notes for the consequent Bright Eyes live album, Motion Sickness and contributing to Bright Eyes' 2007 record,...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Mike Mogis
  Mike Mogis
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   – production, recording
• A. J. Mogis
  A. J. Mogis
  A.J. Mogis is a musician from North Platte, Nebraska. He currently plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Criteria. His brother is Mike Mogis....
  
  – mixing
• Doug Van Sloun – mastering
• Andy Ward – artwork
• Jadon Ulrich – artwork layout