The Kills
The Kills is an alternative rock duo formed by American vocalist Alison "VV… Read Full Bio ↴The Kills is an alternative rock duo formed by American vocalist Alison "VV" Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince that rose to public recognition at the dawn of the hype surrounding the genre's explosion of the early 2000s. Mosshart had been in the Florida punk band Discount and Hince in British rock band Scarfo. When these groups disbanded, the duo, who first met when Mosshart heard Hince practicing in the hotel room above hers, struck up a songwriting partnership. For months, the pair air mailed work tapes across the Atlantic; after this proved to test the patience of both artists, as it took days or weeks to get each others tapes, Mosshart upped sticks from her Florida home to fly to London.
Wanting to cut themselves off from their pasts, Mosshart and Hince considered their new project to be Year Zero in their careers, so they renamed themselves "VV" and "Hotel" respectively and began writing sparse, minimalist songs together with the aid of a drum machine. In 2001 they showcased their new songs on a well received demo tape. In true punk rock fashion, however, the pair shunned approaches from major record labels. Recording as VV and Hotel, they contributed the song "Restaurant Blouse" to the compilation If the Twenty-First Century Did Not Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It. Shortly after this they recorded their debut release, the Black Rooster EP, which saw release on British indie label Domino Records and was picked up for distribution by Dim Mak Records in the United States.
Following international touring, they entered Toe Rag studios to record their debut album Keep on Your Mean Side, mostly on 8-track, in just 2 weeks.
Popular indie band, the xx, name The Kills as the major influence for having a male/female lead singer combo: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/05/xx.interview/index.html?iref=allsearch
Their second album, No Wow, was released by Domino records on February 21, 2005. Featuring an artier, less guitar rock sound, the record embraced New Wave and post punk influences and sounded even more stripped down than Keep on Your Mean Side. The first single, The Good Ones, was released on February 7, 2005 and reached number 23 in the UK singles charts.
VV sang the song Meds on Placebo's 2006 eponymous album.
Their third album Midnight Boom was released March 10, 2008. It was followed by 5 different singles since its release.
Wanting to cut themselves off from their pasts, Mosshart and Hince considered their new project to be Year Zero in their careers, so they renamed themselves "VV" and "Hotel" respectively and began writing sparse, minimalist songs together with the aid of a drum machine. In 2001 they showcased their new songs on a well received demo tape. In true punk rock fashion, however, the pair shunned approaches from major record labels. Recording as VV and Hotel, they contributed the song "Restaurant Blouse" to the compilation If the Twenty-First Century Did Not Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It. Shortly after this they recorded their debut release, the Black Rooster EP, which saw release on British indie label Domino Records and was picked up for distribution by Dim Mak Records in the United States.
Following international touring, they entered Toe Rag studios to record their debut album Keep on Your Mean Side, mostly on 8-track, in just 2 weeks.
Popular indie band, the xx, name The Kills as the major influence for having a male/female lead singer combo: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/05/xx.interview/index.html?iref=allsearch
Their second album, No Wow, was released by Domino records on February 21, 2005. Featuring an artier, less guitar rock sound, the record embraced New Wave and post punk influences and sounded even more stripped down than Keep on Your Mean Side. The first single, The Good Ones, was released on February 7, 2005 and reached number 23 in the UK singles charts.
VV sang the song Meds on Placebo's 2006 eponymous album.
Their third album Midnight Boom was released March 10, 2008. It was followed by 5 different singles since its release.
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The Kills Lyrics
01.- U.R.A. Fever Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
02. Cheap and cheerful I'm bored of cheap and cheerful I want expensive sadness H…
03. Heart Is A Beating Drum Looking in the mirror Looking back A look of wild living …
04. The Good Ones Sheathing every knife within my back And it's something I'm …
05 Last Day of Magic We're two parties Two parties ending What if you move? …
05. Sour Cherry Shout when you wanna get off the ride Shout when you…
05. Tape Song You've got to, ha ha, ha ha You've got to, ha…
05.- Last Day Of Magic We're two parties Two parties ending What if you move? …
07. No Wow You're gonna have to step over my dead body Before you…
08 Cat Claw Its time to stand on dull fingers And the band Tell me…
1 U.R.A. Fever Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
10 Es kill lavey Es kill lavey hey hey hey Una bebecita que…
103 Last days in LA You saved me, baby, from strange…
11-Monkey 23 There's a monkey on my back Makes me talk like that There'…
11. What New York used to be Coma comma drama come on Draw it, scratch it, say it Say…
12 Gypsy Death You knock on her door She don't recognise your voice no…
12 Gypsy Death & You You knock on her door She don't recognise your voice no…
8. The Last Goodbye It's the last goodbye I swear I can't rely on a…
A The Back Of The Shell Kiss all your fingers What's that for You'll never get to …
Alphabet Pony [Chorus: ] He's the alphabet pony He's the alphabet pony Ph…
At the Back of the Shell Kiss all your fingers What's that for You'll never get to he…
Baby Says Baby says she's dying to meet you Take you off and…
Baby's Eyes I'm riding along, along my baby's eyes. She stares and she…
Better Days Better days Baby don’t go looking Just let it play…
Bitter Fruit Cut your branches at the root That long have grown that…
Black Balloon Elevator straight into my skull The escalator rises as it fa…
Black Rooster You want to cuss and fight In the basement The kid want…
Black Rooster (Fuck and Fight) You want to cuss and fight In the basement The kid want…
Black Tar One hit, one invention You must pay your ransom Love, lust, …
Blank Box it up and I'll go home He just blew up…
Bullet Sound The way you’re looking at me Wow The way you’re…
Cat Claw Its time to stand on dull fingers And the band Tell me…
Cat claws Its time to stand on dull fingers And the band Tell me…
cheap & cheerful I'm bored of cheap and cheerful I want expensive sadness Hos…
Cheap and Cheerful ) I'm bored of cheap and cheerful I want expensive sadness H…
Crazy I can see you in the dark I see you hi-hi-hiding…
Damned If She Do She damned if she do She damned if she don't If history…
days of why and how Something you're doing Ain't doing me good, I can feel it in…
Dead Road 7 This dead road leads down To that dead road and back To…
DNA When it came to pass Glory pass me by Fate, with a…
Doing It To Death Baby save it, we're wasted I know we gotta slow it…
Dreams Love, my angel on silver lines, So young and so terrified..…
Dropout Boogie You wanna do what, you wanna do what I told…
Echo Home I'm flowing with the waters I'm spinning into orbit So won't…
Fried My Little Brain Got six troubles, on my back Like six little milk teeth,…
Fuck the People You wanna warnin' You got a warnin' You wanna [Incomprehensi…
Future Starts Slow You can holler, you can wail You can swing, you can…
Getting Down It's going on 5, I want you to know My spirit's…
God Games A lifetime Where I walked They’d whisper “Maan he’s no…
Going To Heaven Slow dancing with a bottle of lightning Breaking down …
Good Ones Sheathing every knife within my back And it's something I'm …
Good Ones The Took a car to the part of the city Where the…
Goodnight Bad Morning The speed's working, I see it In everyone Like a lost idea U…
Gum Tell me. Tell me do you like that I like it I…
Gypsy Death & You You knock on her door She don't recognise your voice no…
Gypsy Death On You You knock on her door She don't recognise your voice no…
Half of Us The night, after the night, after the night is gone And…
Hand Lost on my own In search of something real How cruel to…
Hard Habit To Break You're really getting close to me So far so close to…
Hate The Way You Love I, I, I can't get full Please could you take my…
Hate the Way You Love Part 2 I hate the way you love The way you love The way…
Heart Is a Beating Drum Looking in the mirror Looking back A look of wild living Bou…
Heart Of A Dog From sea to mountain valley From flesh to palms a swaying Dr…
Hitched Don't you leave me here Don't you leave me here Get my…
Hook & Line [Chorus: ] With your hook and line, I still blow away With…
Hum For Your Buzz Will you call on me If I turn my back on…
I Call It Art I wonder, I wondered, no wonder The weakest, the cheapest ha…
I Hate the Way You Love I, I, I can't get full Please could you take my…
I Hate the Way You Love Part 2 I hate the way you love The way you love The way…
Impossible Tracks I was carried away I was carried away I was moving too…
Intro Welcome to Murder season…
Jewel Thief Jewel thief, where do you get all those pretty necklaces? Je…
Kingdom Come Kingdom come and get it Come and get it Come…
Kiss the Wrong Side This kiss that you give me Is so pretty This kiss that…
Kissy Kissy It's bin a long time coming, It's bin a long time…
La Chanson de Slogan I wonder, I wondered, no wonder The weakest, the cheapest h…
LA Hex I was day-dreaming at a hundred Caught up in all of…
Last day od magic We're two parties Two parties ending What if you move? …
Last Day of Magic We're two parties Two parties ending What if you move? What…
Let It Drop You give me the shakes You give me the cold sweats You're…
List of Demands I want my money back I′m down here drowning in your…
London Hates You I, I, I can't get full Please could you take my…
Love And Tenderness Kicking at the stars again Knife fight the moon Walk…
Love is a derserter You like the smell of blood When it's pumpin' like a…
Love Is a Deserter One eye in the sun, one in the night. Sleep…
Love Is A Deserter (instrument One eye in the sun, one in the night Sleep tight,…
M.E.X.I.C.O Running into trouble Running into trouble You got heavenly e…
M.E.X.I.C.O.C.U Running into trouble Running into trouble You've got heavenl…
M.E.X.I.C.O.C.U. Running into trouble Running into trouble You got heavenly…
Magazine I took __________ from a magazine Wrote it out on a…
Monkey 23 There's a monkey on my back Makes me talk like that There's…
Murdermile This ain't murdermile That's just the way I smile You're lik…
My Girls My Girls My girls my girls Oh I’m the worst Homesick for…
Nail in My Coffin I am no better at this than you are Unfinished business…
New York Wait for me, stay for me Medicate my bad days Heat on…
Night Train Sleep tight on the night train, no pain I don't remember W…
No Wow You’re gonna have to step over my dead body, before…
No Wow (MSTRKRFT remix) You're gonna have to step over my dead body Before you…
One Silver Dollar One silver dollar Bright silver dollar Changing hands …
Pale Blue Eyes Sometimes I feel so happy Sometimes I feel so sad Sometime…
Passion Is Accurate I engineered a heavy heart You carried the weight of it I…
Passion Is Acurate I engineered a heavy heart You carried the weight of it I…
Pots and Pans I can't find enough pots and pans Let alone knives in…
Pull a U Pull a U in a, that sexy car Got your black…
Pull A.U Pull a u in a sexy car Got your black magic And…
pull a.u. Pull a U in a, that sexy car Got your black…
Rodeo Town If I'm so evil Then why are you satisfied If I'm so…
Run Home Slow You play with the dogs You lay with the dogs Like it…
Satellite Lost her behind the station Lost her behind the moon Operato…
Siberian Nights I could whip you up like cream I could drink your…
Sour Cherry Shout when you wanna get off the ride Shout when you…
Sugar Baby Got no sugar baby now; It's all I can do for…
Superstition Superstition is Your modern eye With original skin And origi…
Sweet Cloud She upset the weather She upset my sweet cloud Growing black…
Tape Song You've got to, ha ha, ha ha You've got to, ha…
Telephone Radio Germany You're gonna have to step over my dead body Before you…
That Love Will you or won't you Cross that road in time? Will you…
The Good Ones Took a car to the part of the city Where the…
The Last Goodbye It's the last goodbye I swear I can't rely on a…
The Search For Cherry Red In every car that passes me on the street I…
The void Maniac martyr, out for the kill Kult devil rider, gettin' qu…
Ticket Man Here's the ticket, what's the problem Too many tickets is th…
u r a fever Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
U.R.A. Fever Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
U.R.A. Fever. Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
URA Fever Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
Venus In First And I'm swerving out, I'm swerving out, I'm swervin out…
Wait Tell me what you've done yourself I would like to know Write…
Wasterpiece You got this started off You wound it up Like a fat…
What New York Used to Be Coma comma drama come on Draw it, scratch it, say it Say…
What NY Used to Be Coma comma drama come on Draw it, scratch it, say it Say…
Whirling Eye Hollywood, 2 A.M Questioning everything Neon red, white and …
Wild Charms To the doting boys by your side, Riding roughshod on…
Willow Weep for Me Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches g…
x Я закрываю в темноте Себя и слышу голоса в голове Это не…
You are Fever Walk you to the counter What you got to offer Pick you…
You Don Own The Road You don't own the road boy Better kick up a storm You…
Your Love Is A Deserter One eye in the sun, one in the night. Sleep…