The 3rd album by The Kills, and the only one I've actually heard, was worth a couple listens but somewhat forgettable. The female vocals and garage-y sound reminded me of a combination of The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Ting Tings. The album as a whole was a somewhat repetitive. I found lyrically there was a lot of repetition, and not a lot of variation between like tempo and speed between songs. However the songs were all pretty short and as an album under 35 minutes it's pretty quick and easy listen. Songs for song, my favorite song was Tape Song, second favorite being What New York Used To Be. Sour Cherry was decent too. There were a few songs that felt like fillers (MEXICOCU, Alphabet Pony)(Feel free to disagree). Overall, I liked the album. The choruses were catchy, the Sleight Bell-esque guitars were not too light but not to heavy, and the vocals were just different enough to stand out. I'll defiantly be checking out other work by these guys.
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ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your point that they sound like The White Stripes. Except this isn't really a good thing, because The White Stripes have a really stupid formula for a band. Two members and a low production garage band feel, short songs with abrupt endings and little musical variation. But somehow, The White Stripes make it work and are one of the coolest bands of the decade, if not thee coolest. However, The Kills are not The White Stripes, and this album was mediocore in my opinion. The high points for me was URA Fever, Hook and Line, and the last two songs of the album, which gave the album a really great ending. But overall, it's too choppy and repetitive and they failed to live up to their influences and need to find their own identity. A decent album, but at the end of the day I'd rather listen to the White Stripes. Its not bad and I'm glad I listened to it, but this is a bit of a forgettable album.