The Kills: "Midnight Boom"

[backintime]

The Kills are an indie rock band formed by American vocalist Alison "VV" Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince.

01. U.R.A. Fever
02. Cheap and Cheerful
03. Tape Song
04. Getting Down
05. Last Day of Magic
06. Hook and Line
07. Black Balloon
08. M.E.X.I.C.O.
09. Sour Cherry
10. Alphabet Pony
11. What New York Used To Be
12. Goodnight Bad Morning

[backintime]

I'm really enjoying this album at the moment; it's sort of garage rock.

The first single "U.R.A. Fever" is the worst track on the album for me. It's a bit too reminiscent of a crimp from The Mighty Boosh

The second single, "Cheap And Cheerful" is great, though; I'm also loving "Tape Song", "What New York Used To Be", and "Goodnight Bad Morning".

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

Nah, I didn't like it much - the album peaks far too early with the wonderfully bizarre love song "U.R.A. Fever" which is by far the best thing on it(!)

Pitchfork gave it 6.8: www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49362-midnight-boom

[duh5]

This album isn't all the way there for me, but I must say they do improve with each album.

[RedDragon]

This is probably my favorite album of the year.

[duh5]

Jun 12, 2008 21:22:30 GMT -5 RedDragon said:

This is probably my favorite album of the year.

Yeah, this is close to being my fav now too, it gets so good after repeated listens. If they had dropped "M.E.X.I.C.O." and "Alphabet Pony," there wouldn't be a single track to skip IMO.

And I totally have to agree with Pitchfork, "Last Day Of Magic" is one of the best rock songs this year. The only song that comes close for me is "Time To Pretend" by MGMT.

[duh5]

"Night Train," "Superpowerless," and "Kiss The Wrong Side" are so good, I'm really mad they didn't make the album. Way too good to be B-sides. You can hear clips here:

www.etopiamusic.com/index.cfm?action=track.cfm?id=150753

[RedDragon]

Thanks for the links! Those songs are hot. "Superpowerless" reminds me of Garbage or something.

"Sour Cherry" needs to be the next single.

[RedDragon]

I need a MP3 of "Superpowereless"! They'll go gon tour with the Raconteurs.

The Raconteurs & The Kills Tour Dates:
9/14 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Ampitheatre
9/16 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
9/17 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
9/18 Vancouver, BC - Malkin Bowl
9/19 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
9/21 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Fest
9/22 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
9/23 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
9/24 San Diego, CA - SDSU Theatre
9/25 Santa Barbara, CA - SB Bowl
9/28 Austin, TX - ACL Festival
9/28 Memphis, TN - The Cannon Center
9/30 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

[skunk]

wow these guys have good chemistry. that last day of magic video is amazing.

[RedDragon]

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner collaborating with The Kills?

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner has revealed that he has been working on a song with The Kills' Alison Mosshart.

Speaking to XFM, Turner said that the song was named 'The Fire And The Thud'. He said that the song was written and recorded by Turner before Mosshart added her vocals separately.

Mosshart revealed that she hadn't heard the finished song herself, but Turner himself claimed, "It's good - it's really good'.

However, it was unclear whether the pair were being entirely serious, or exaggerating details of a possible hook-up.

The duo did, however, go on to consider the chances of further collaboration, commenting that there may be the chance of more tracks being recorded together in the future.

[backintime]

Allison from the group is dating the emo-looking one from Gossip Girl.

[That Skipping Rope.]

That explains why he was at Lollapalooza.

[RedDragon]

The fourth single is "Black Balloon". Good, even though I wanted "Sour Cherry".

[backintime]

Yeah, I wanted "Sour Cherry" too, but "Black Balloon" isn't a bad choice.

I'm really enjoying the bonus track "Night Train" at the moment. It should have been on the album

[RedDragon]

A re-release of their first album “Keep On Your Mean Side” will be released May 5.

“Superstition”
“Cat Claw”
“Pull A U”
“Kissy Kissy”
“Fried My Little Brains”
“Hand”
“Hitched”
“Black Rooster”
“Wait”
“f**k The People”
“Monkey23”
“Gypsy Death & You”

Bonus:

“Gum” (“Black Rooster EP”)
“Jewel Thief” (“Fried My Little Brains EP”)
“Sugar Baby” (“Fried My Little Brains EP”)
“The Search for Cherry Red” (del single “Pull A U”)
“Dropout Boogie” (“Black Rooster EP”)

[duh5]

I didn't think so at first, but Blood Pressures has surpassed MB as their best album. The highlights on MB were catchier, but this album is the definition of consistent, not a skippable track on the LP. Lyrically stronger as well.

Hands down the best album this year IMO. Why aren't they bigger, ugh.