The Kills

Singles of the month: Mummy Short Arms 'Change'

The Kills, Blood Orange, The Pierces, Wild Beasts and more

20 Oct 2011

As we prepare to stare winter right in the face, we find ourselves in the throes of record labels’ last real push for glory before the Christmas single sprint. The Kills lead a heavy charge from Domino but sadly, with ‘Baby Says’ (Domino) ●, they…

Metronomy and The Kills among best of this week's singles and downloads

Wu Lyf's Dirt take Single of the Week

29 Jun 2011

Glasvegas, right – they’re not for everyone. But The List don’t believe in hatin’ on your neighbours, so gave ‘Shine Like Stars’ (Sony) a spin. Bummer, though, because the latest single from EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\, may be polished synth-tinged…

The Kills' write first acoustic tracks

Music Gossip

5 Apr 2011

Jamie Hince wrote tracks on acoustic guitar for the first time for The Kills new album. Guitarist Jamie Hince said he "fell in love" with using the instrument to pen tracks for 'Blood Pressures' while bandmate Alison Mosshart was away on tour with…

The Kills become more Anglo-American

Music Gossip

8 Apr 2011

The Kills had become more English and more American before recording their fourth album. While singer Alison Mosshart toured the US with her other band, The Dead Weather, musical partner Jamie Hince spent his time in his native London, which gave…

The Kills: Blood Pressures

Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince deliver a stirring slice of art-rock

24 Mar 2011

(Domino) More well known these days for their dalliances with Jack White (musical) and Kate Moss (marital), Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince make a long-awaited return to The Kills after a three-year break. Throughout Blood Pressures there are…

Single of the month:The Kills - 'Satellite'

Single and downloads 3 March 2011

4 Mar 2011

Duffy, James Blake, Tinie Tempah, Anna Calvi, Grinderman, The Primitives, The Kills all reviewed.

The Kills' 'bigger sounding' album

Music Gossip

26 Jan 2011

The Kills "learned a lot" from Jack White about recording their "bigger sounding" new album. Singer Alison Mosshart has returned to the group for fourth album 'Blood Pressures' after making two records and touring with The Dead Weather, which…

The Kills struggle for new direction

Music Gossip

27 Apr 2010

Alison Mosshart struggled to find a new direction for the next The Kills album. The singer and her musical partner Jamie Hince have constantly challenged themselves with their music but struggled with their forthcoming fourth album because of their…

The Dead Weather

The HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Thu 22 Oct

6 Nov 2009

Jack White’s third creative outlet made a blistering debut in Scotland with a night of growling scuzzy, fuzzy rock. The Dead Weather play it harder, faster and looser than even The White Stripes or The Raconteurs. This time calling on The Kills’ Alison…

The Kills

16 Apr 2008

Being as cool as The Kills must be exhausting at times. They have thrived since they emerged amid the flurry of ‘The’ bands that brought us, among others, The Strokes. Happily, however, they’ve surpassed their lethargic contemporaries and are here with…

Kate Moss joins The Kills in Edinburgh

16 Apr 2008

Supermodel Kate Moss watched her fiance Jamie Hince's band The Kills in action on Wednesday night, as their current UK tour kicked off in Edinburgh. The Anglo-American duo of guitarist Hince and singer Alison Mosshart, who recently released their…

Singles & Downloads

28 Feb 2008

With Spring’s arrival comes a whole bunch of new tracks from bands who are readying an assault on 2008, and boys with guitars look set to feature just as heavily this year as in any other. Or resilient old fellas with guitars, as The Charlatans ’ ‘Oh…

The Charlatans, The Whip and Paul Weller announce live dates

New gigs

21 Feb 2008

The Charlatans are to play their first headline Scottish dates in several years in support of their new album You Cross My Path, which is free to download via the XFM website. They play Carling Academy on 20 May. The Whip are the latest group to…