Rilo Kiley brought out Waxahatchee to round out their reunion tour with a version of ‘With Arms Outstretched’ – check it out below.
Jenny Lewis and co. have been playing the ‘Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really Fucking On Tour’ in the US this year, their first extended run of shows since 2008, although they did play a one-off gig for a livestream benefit in 2021.
The final date in the run came on Saturday night (October 18) at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, and Waxahatchee – aka Katie Crutchfield – served as the opening act, having been a self-confessed superfan of the group.
Together, they sang ‘With Arms Outstretched’, a fan favourite track from Rilo Kiley’s second album ‘The Execution Of All Things’, released in 2002. Watch footage of the collaboration here:
Rilo Kiley played:
‘The Execution Of All Things’
‘Spectacular Views’
‘Paint’s Peeling’
‘The Moneymaker’
‘Dreamworld’
‘I Never’
‘Glendora’
‘Close Call’
‘It’s A Hit’
‘Does He Love You?’
‘Ripchord’
‘The Good That Won’t Come Out’
‘Silver Lining’
‘With Arms Outstretched’ (with Waxahatchee)
‘A Better Son/Daughter’
‘Portions For Foxes’
‘Let Me Back In’
‘Breakin’ Up’
‘Pictures Of Success’
Jenny Lewis told NME in 2019 that she was open to getting the band back together, and then in 2023, the singer spoke to NME again about the prospect of a Rilo Kiley reunion, dismissing immediate hopes by saying: “I’ve got a lot on my plate […] We’re not talking about it, but it’s not off the table.”
Although live shows have been few and far between since 2011, Rilo Kiley did reissue their 1999 self-titled debut album in 2020 and made it available on streaming services for the first time.
As for Waxahatchee, her sixth studio album ‘Tigers Blood’ was released last year, which NME awarded the full five stars. “These songs offer a more adult and grounded perspective than ones like ‘Lone Star Lake’ and ‘Evil Spawn’; they’re about the person who feels like home rather than the one who gets your blood pumping,” the review read. “It’s a nice counterweight that feels emblematic of ‘Tigers Blood’ — it’s a burning fire, and it’s a warm summer evening at once.”
It was later named as one of NME’s 50 best albums of 2024.