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Your love is a deserter

Posted by Joymode

Monday, June 19 2006

The Kills remind me of a band I had when I was 15. I was first learning how to play my own songs. really learning how to play the bass my own way. first learning how to screw around with synths and drum machines. Mixing Live drums with cheesy drum sounds from my casio. These guys give me that feeling I used to get when I was that age. They do it alot better than 4 15 year old teenage boys though. And they do it with a grungyness that Pearl Jam only ever wish they could have attained. They really took a few listens to grow on me. But now after taking some time and really listening to this two piece London band... I really adore what they are trying to do. even though I cant really say that I've figured out what they are trying to do. I still just adore them for it. I cant help but think that this is the kind of band that Chrissy Hinde would be in if she were into being in a band other than the pretenders today. Or Maybe PJ Harvey if she took over vocals for the White Stripes. The borderline morbid lyrics are almost endearing to listen and sing along too as the beautiful vocalist Alison Mosshart Croons her way through the subjects of murder, desertion and love. Or maybe its the other way around. Love, Desertion THEN murder. The album is called No Wow! I present the album opener to you. I played this track over and over trying to find my groove with this band. It's the one that first did it for me. But now that I've fully come to appreciate this album, I now feel that there are some tracks on here that are as good as if not better than this one. Rodeo Town is one of them. Along with Sweet Cloud. You can check them out online at thier website. There You can watch some videos and listen to some more of thier songs there too! They are on Domino Records. The same geniuses that brought us the amazing Test Icicles and the Currently overplayed Indie band that every trendy teenybopper loves for some reason, The Arctic Monkeys. I believe there are some more downloads on the Domino site as well as thier myspace. So go ahead. Get your guns out and and rock out. then go tell your lover how much you love them, right before you bloody them up real good. The Kills - No Wow / Telephone Radio Germany