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Wed, 08 Jul 2009
Great Bands You [Probably] Never Heard Of #2:The Kills
Part two of my list of
wonderful bands that [almost]no one knows about!
Today, I talk about none other than... The
Kills.
Okay, these guys are cool. I heard about
them when I was reading about The White
Stripes on allmusic(another great band), and
under "Similar Artists", there lay The
Kills. And they're totally right. This band has
a huge resemblance to The White Stripes. Not
to mention, this band also has the whole
"one-girl-one-guy-minimalist" thing going for them. In
fact, Alison Mosshart(aka, VV) has performed with
Jack White, if I'm not wrong.
Anyway, I only have one album out of the three
they've made. I bought Keep on Your Mean
Side(2003) a few months ago, and I love it. I'm
sure the other CD's sound the same, which is the
garage-punk-with-a-hint-of-blues sound.
Allmusic
says "Keep on Your Mean Side suggests that the
Kills' true lineage comes from a darker, more
poetic strain of rock." when comparing them to
other current garage rock revivalists.
So, I'm sure the two other albums have just as much
reckless blues-punk cleaned up a bit, like this
great album. I highly recommend anyone listen to
this. Well, unless you hate fun, bluesy-punk tunes
that are so irresistible you have to love it.