Song · Rilo Kiley
“Portions For Foxes” by Rilo Kiley
From the album More Adventurous (2004)
“Portions For Foxes” by Rilo Kiley appears on 22 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2005 and 2026. It was first released in 2004 on the album More Adventurous. Its best result is #27 on the Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #127 alternative song of 2005 and #6,977 alternative song of all time.
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"Portions for Foxes" comes from Rilo Kiley's More Adventurous, released in July 2004, and it's the band at its most bruised and bratty. Jenny Lewis wrote the words and the music with Blake Sennett, and she sings it lead, playing guitar and keyboards too, with a voice that sounds sweet right up until you notice the bite.
Sennett's electric guitar spikes and jangles, Pierre de Reeder's bass and Jason Boesel's drums keep the whole thing lurching forward, and the chorus hits like a slammed door. Mark Trombino produced it and Mike Mogis mixed it, giving the indie jangle a sharper, radio-ready edge without scrubbing off the heartache.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 52 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2005 | 55 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 | 103 |
| 2005 | 335 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: Portions for Foxes.
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