For years, the Syria-born, LA-based musician wrote about love and desire and sadness with a veteran’s knowing eye, wading into the gunk of human emotion with a clear-eyed serenity. On Neon Summer Skin, her ideas are more visceral.
Despite its weaknesses, Echaremos el Cielo Abajo a Patadas proves that Chile’s budding post-hardcore and emo scene is one of the most exciting in the world right now.
Ahead of Rilo Kiley’s summer and fall tour, we revisited their timeless, adventurous catalog to pick out 15 tracks that are better, smarter, and more grown-up than all the rest.