Singer/songwriter
Blake Sennett is best known for writing and performing with the Los Angeles indie rock band
Rilo Kiley. Once the band finished promoting its second album,
The Execution of All Things,
Jenny Lewis went on to record with
the Postal Service while
Sennett created the honeyed indie rock stylings of
the Elected. With their twangy indie rock mix well suited for
Rilo Kiley fans and alt-country fans alike,
the Elected issued their debut album on Sub Pop in early 2004.
Me First included
Sennett's epic soundscapes of lost loves and self-reflection;
Rilo Kiley drummer
Jason Boesel, bassist
Daniel Brummel, and multi-instrumentalist
Mike Bloom joined
Sennett as his backing band. Two years later, with another
Rilo Kiley album in the vault (2004's
More Adventurous),
Sennett resumed things with
the Elected. The warm hues of
Sun, Sun, Sun (2006) marked the band's second release for Sub Pop. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide