I'm in love with the Kills.
They're coming out with a new album March 18th and I’m looking very much forward to its arrival. You see, ever since my senior year of high school I’ve pretty much been in love with the duo comprised of Alison Mosshart (VV) and Jamie Hince (Hotel.) Mosshart, a Floridian, met the British Hince, and originally communicated their versions of music through the mail, eventually coming up with their album “Keep On Your Meanside” (2003.) I do think that their little phone segments (from the tapes they sent back and forth) adds to their lo-fi quality sound. Both “Keep On Your Meanside,” and their sophomore album “No Wow,” (2004) have a dark and dirty sort of feel surrounded by their two guitars and fake drumbeats. It’s the kind of stuff that makes those illegal-substance-filled nights magical, similar to the feeling of flailing around with sweaty hair in your face and your eyes rimmed with black eyeliner.
As for the little visual glimpses the public gets, we have an introduction to their first two video singles, “URA Fever,” and “Cheap and Cheerful.” It seems as if the band has segued slightly into the world of the new wave, the Henry Hollands, the sparkles and the neons. Their music is a little more uplifted and “popular.” Don’t get me wrong, it still seems magnificent, and in the same Kills fashion, their videos are little mini concerts and interactions between the playful Mosshart and Hince.
Here are the two videos:
"URA Fever"
"Cheap and Cheerful"
And, if you can’t get enough of these videos, make sure to check out their website. It’s filled with their artwork (they’re not just musicians, but photographers and create collages.) They have a full page of photobooth snapshots and polaroids of their friends.
Do it! Do it!
www.thekills.tv
Fuck the People,
DJ Dead Bunny
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