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'''The Kills''' are a [[garage rock]] band formed by [[United States of America|American]] [[vocalist]] [[Alison Mosshart|Alison "VV" Mosshart]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] [[guitarist]] [[Jamie Hince|Jamie "Hotel" Hince]].
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name = The Kills
| image = The Kills Heaven March 2011.jpg
| caption = The Kills performing in March 2011
| landscape = yes
| background = group_or_band
| alias = VV and Hotel
| genre = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[garage rock]]|[[blues rock]]|[[lo-fi music|lo-fi]]}}
| years_active = 2001–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Domino Recording Company]]|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak]]|[[Third Man Records|Third Man]]}}
| website = {{URL|thekills.tv}}
| current_members =
* [[Alison Mosshart]]
* [[Jamie Hince]]
}}
'''The Kills''' are an English-American [[rock music|rock]] duo formed by American singer [[Alison Mosshart|Alison "VV" Mosshart]] and English guitarist [[Jamie Hince|Jamie "Hotel" Hince]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 301}}</ref> They are signed to [[Domino Recording Company|Domino Records]]. Their first four albums, ''[[Keep On Your Mean Side]]'', ''[[No Wow]]'', ''[[Midnight Boom]]'', and ''[[Blood Pressures]]'', all reached the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12331/kills/|title=KILLS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref> Their fifth studio album, ''[[Ash & Ice]]'', was released in 2016 and reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
==Career==
[[image:The Kills live 20050117 01.jpg|thumb|The Kills in [[Stockholm]] 2005]]
Mosshart had been in [[Florida|Floridian]] [[punk rock]]ers [[Discount_(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 mail]]ed work tapes across the [[Atlantic Ocean|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]].


=== Discount ===
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 label]]s. 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 (UK)|Domino Records]] and was picked up for distribution by [[Dim Mak Records]] in the [[United States]].
Mosshart and Hince both played in other bands before they formed The Kills in 2001. Mosshart was previously the vocalist of [[punk rock]] band [[Discount (band)|Discount]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/the-curious-transformation-of-alison-mosshart-27201|title=The curious transformation of Alison Mosshart|last=Heller|first=Jason|date=April 29, 2009|website=AV Club|access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref> while Hince featured in rock bands such as [[Scarfo]] and [[Blyth Power]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HYUifI9rdsoC|title=Revolution Rock: The Albums Which Defined Two Ages|last=Britton|first=Amy|date=2011-11-17|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781467887113|page=327|language=en}}</ref> Mosshart encountered Hince when her band was touring [[England]], where Hince was "staying in the flat upstairs from where [she] was staying" in [[London]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lennyletter.com/culture/interviews/a418/too-wild-a-dream-alison-mosshart-of-the-kills/|title=Too Wild a Dream: Alison Mosshart of the Kills|last=Potts|first=Dianca|date=June 6, 2016|website=Lenny|access-date=2016-06-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711071422/http://www.lennyletter.com/culture/interviews/a418/too-wild-a-dream-alison-mosshart-of-the-kills/|archive-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Mosshart insisted on forming a band with Hince and "really persisted, and eventually we started writing and he encouraged me".<ref name=":1" /> Hince supplied her with a four-track tape recorder and insisted she write music as well as lyrics while on tour with her band. The two continued to exchange music ideas by sending each other tapes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/the-kills-i-dont-feel-the-need-to-explain-our-relationship-8001541.html|title=The Kills: I don't feel the need to explain our relationship|last=Eyre|first=Hermoine|date=August 3, 2012|website=standard.co.uk|access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref>


Discount disbanded in 2000, and Mosshart moved to London in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/04/1|title='We're chain-smoking vegans...' The Kills reveal all|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|date=2005-02-04|work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Denberg |first=Betsey |date=2011-11-03 |title=The Kills' Alison Mosshart -- The Discount Years |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/the-kills-alison-mosshart-the-discount-years-6408285 |access-date=2016-06-29 |website=browardpalmbeach.com |publisher=New Times BPB}}</ref> Before settling on a name, Mosshart and Hince performed as "VV" and "Hotel" respectively, Hince explaining that they "named each other off the top of our heads as a stupid romantic ode to the pop art scene".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/05/15/an-interview-with-jamie-hince-of-the-kills|title=An Interview With Jamie Hince of the Kills|last=Sieglinde|first=Dagmar|date=May 15, 2009|website=thestranger.com|publisher=Index Newspapers lcc, Seattle|access-date=2016-06-30|archive-date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314030200/http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/05/15/an-interview-with-jamie-hince-of-the-kills|url-status=dead}}</ref> The duo opted for The Kills as it "sounded like a band that could exist in any decade".<ref name=":3" />
The record could not have been more of a departure from both artists previous bands. It was [[Lo-fi]] in both musical and [[aesthetic]] terms. The record sleeve featured photos of Mosshart and Hince taken in a [[photo booth]] rather than professional photography. Musically, the record was a sparse, lo-fi [[Garage rock]]/[[Blues]] hybrid. Though the band cites [[PJ Harvey]], [[The Velvet Underground]] and [[Royal Trux]] as immediate influences, the music press largely compared them to the other boy/girl minimalist garage blues duo [[The White Stripes]].
[[image:The Kills live 20050117 02.jpg|thumb|left|Alison "VV" Mosshart]]
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Following international touring, they entered [[Toe Rag]] studios, where the White Stripes had recorded their album ''[[Elephant_(album)|Elephant]]'', to record their debut album ''[[Keep on Your Mean Side]]'', mostly on 8-track, in just 2 weeks. Distributed in the US by [[Rough Trade Records]], the album was similar in style to the EP, veering from the Velvets-esque stomp of "Wait" to the noisy, dirty garage punk blues of "Fuck the People" and dark [[psychedelia]] of "Kissy Kissy". The record was well received by the music press, though the White Stripes comparisons would not go away.


=== Signing to Domino ===
Maintaining an anti-[[careerism|careerist]], anti-[[music industry]] attitude, the band rarely granted interviews. Rather, they got the music press to come to them with their minimalist yet powerful live shows (which also included the drum machine), the pair maintaining an air of tension by subverting the expected role of stage performer. Mosshart spent her time on stage chain-[[smoking]] and vomiting (due to [[Nervousness|nerves]] and excitement), rarely speaking to the audience, whilst Hince violently ripped blues riffs from his instrument. At a [[New York City]] show following the ban on public smoking, Mosshart went on stage with three bottles of water, lit up a cigarette and proceeded to smoke constantly from the first song to the last note of the set.
Using the ideas on the tapes, Mosshart and Hince began to write minimalist songs with the aid of a [[drum machine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/jamie-hince-the-kills-interview-2012|title=GQ&A: The Kills' Jamie Hince|last=Perry|first=Kevin|date=29 March 2012|website=GQ Magazine|publisher=Condé Nast|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> In 2001 they showcased their new songs on a demo tape; however, the pair shunned approaches from major [[record label]]s. 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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/418430/kills/biography|title=The Kills - Biography|last=Phares|first=Heather|website=billboard.com|publisher=Rovi|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> Shortly after that they recorded their debut release, the ''[[Black Rooster EP]]'', which saw release on [[British people|British]] [[independent record label|indie]] label [[Domino Recording Company|Domino Records]] and was picked up for distribution by [[Dim Mak Records]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Kills-Black-Rooster-EP/release/3499071|title=The Kills - Black Rooster EP|website=Discogs|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>


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After touring internationally, they went to [[Toe Rag Studios]] where [[The White Stripes]] had recorded their album ''[[Elephant (album)|Elephant]]'', to record their debut album ''[[Keep on Your Mean Side]]'', mostly on [[Multitrack recording|8-track]], in just 2 weeks. Distributed in the U.S. and [[United Kingdom|UK]] by [[Rough Trade Records]], the album was similar in style to the EP, veering from the Velvets-esque stomp of "Wait" to the noisy, dirty garage punk blues of "Fuck the People" and dark [[psychedelia]] of "Kissy Kissy". The record was well received by the music press, though the White Stripes comparisons would not go away.
Though the duo were [[shy]] and scared of each other at first, Mosshart believes now they are [[Soulmate|soul mates]], amazed at how much they have in common. This strong unity is the reason they play all the instruments between them and produce their own records.


Mosshart chain-smoked while singing, rarely speaking to the audience; at a [[New York City]] show following the ban on public smoking, Mosshart went on stage with three bottles of water, lit up a cigarette, and proceeded to smoke constantly from the first song to the last note of the set. In 2004 Mosshart and Hince bought a house together in [[Dalston]], East London.<ref name=":2" /> In 2005, "Monkey 23" was used in the film "[[De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté]]", where it played over the closing credits. It was also featured in season three of [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']]. In 2006, "Wait" was used in ''[[Children of Men]]'', where it was described in-universe as "a blast from the past all the way back to 2003, that beautiful time when people refused to accept the future is just around the corner".
Their second album, ''[[No Wow]]'', was released by Domino records on [[21 February]], [[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''. A 40-minute DVD documentary was included with a limited number of copies and features interview, performance and on the road footage shot on tour.


=== ''No Wow'' and ''Midnight Boom'' ===
The first single, ''[[The Good Ones]]'', from ''[[No Wow]]'', was released on [[7 February]], [[2005]] and reached number 23 in the UK singles charts.
[[File:The Kills.jpg|thumb|The Kills in October 2016]]Their second album, ''[[No Wow]]'', was released by Domino Records on February 21, 2005. Featuring an artier, less "''guitar rock''" sound, the record embraced [[post punk]] influences and sounded even more stripped down than ''[[Keep on Your Mean Side]]''. Originally written to be performed on a [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]], the band was forced to change directions and record it primarily using a guitar after Hince's Moog broke and couldn't be repaired before entering the studio.<ref name="Do Or Die">[http://www.aversion.com/bands/interviews.cfm?f_id=277] {{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref> A 40-minute DVD documentary was included with a limited number of copies and features interview, performance and on the road footage shot on tour. The first single, "The Good Ones", from ''[[No Wow]]'', was released on February 7, 2005, and reached number 23 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], which is their highest-charting single in that chart to date.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />

''[[Midnight Boom]]'' was released in March 2008. Its music was used throughout many American TV shows, including ''90210''. A big selection of songs from the album were featured in the hit television series ''Gossip Girl'', and also, their track "Sour Cherry" was featured as the soundbed for Season Two's official trailer. "Sour Cherry" was also featured in the ''[[Footloose (2011 film)|Footloose]]'' trailer, as well as in the 2008 rom-com ''[[The House Bunny]]''. The album also picked up new mainstream success for the band with various TV performances in the UK; appearing on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'', ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', ''T4'', ''The Album Chart Show'', ''Sound'', ''Live From Abbey Road'', and ''From The Basement''.

On October 21, 2008, "Cheap and Cheerful" was used on the show ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' during the opening scene of the episode "[[Lucky Thirteen (House)|Lucky Thirteen]]". "Cheap and Cheerful" can also be heard on the ''[[NHL 09]]'' soundtrack. It was later used in the [[Fendi]]'s TV commercial for the "Fan di Fendi" perfume (2010). "U.R.A. Fever" was played during a love scene in the 2010 movie ''[[The Losers (2010 film)|The Losers]]''. Only the chorus of the song is played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/the-losers-soundtrack/ |title=All 11 Songs from The Losers Soundtrack « Reelsoundtrack Blog |date=23 April 2010 |publisher=Reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com |access-date=2012-04-01}}</ref> "U.R.A. Fever" was heard in the 2010 film ''[[Welcome to the Rileys]]'', as well as appearing on its soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/09/exclusive-welcome-to-rileys-soundtrack.html |title=The Playlist: Exclusive: 'Welcome to the Rileys' Soundtrack Features The Kills, Ying Yang Twins & Shiny Toy Guns; Album Arrives Nov 2 |publisher=Theplaylist.blogspot.com |date=2010-09-23 |access-date=2012-04-01}}</ref> It is also heard on the 2011 movie ''[[Catch .44]]'' (partially) and the 2012 movie Detention. The bonus song "Night Train" appeared in the 2009 remake of the film Friday The 13th and in the 2012 American drama film [[What Maisie Knew (film)|''What Maisie Knew'']], along with "Hook and Line". The song "What New York Used to Be" was used in the film ''[[Push (2009 film)|Push]]''.

=== ''Blood Pressures'' ===
On September 11, 2009, the duo announced on their [[Myspace|MySpace]] page that they had begun work on their fourth studio album though no release date had been set. "Black Balloon" from their "[[Black Balloon EP]]", released in 2009, was featured in the Season 2 episode of ''[[The Good Wife (TV series)|The Good Wife]]'', "Net Worth", on February 15, 2011. The Kills' fourth studio album, ''[[Blood Pressures]]'', was released in April 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thekills.tv/index.html |title=The Kills: The Last Goodbye by Samantha Morton |publisher=Thekills.tv |access-date=2012-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114164933/http://thekills.tv/index.html |archive-date=2011-01-14 }}</ref> A video for the first single from ''Blood Pressures'', "Satellite", was released on February 9, 2011, followed By Future Starts Slow, Baby Says, The Last Goodbye, and Wild Charms in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thekillsofficial?feature=watch |title=The Kills Official |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-12-14}}</ref> "Future Starts Slow" was also used in a promotion for the episode "The Wait Is Almost Over" of hit TV series [[True Blood (season 4)]]. The song from the same album "Damned If She Do" was also used in the promotion of ''The Vampire Diaries'' third season, and has received positive reviews from the fans. "The Last Goodbye" was used in the 2012 film ''[[Just like a Woman (2012 film)|Just Like A Woman]]'', starring [[Sienna Miller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855236/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title=Just Like a Woman (2012) : Soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref>

"Future Starts Slow" appears in the trailer for the 2012 action thriller film [[Contraband (2012 film)|''Contraband'']], a March 2012 episode of the [[The Vampire Diaries|''Vampire Diaries'']], in a promotion and, beginning with the second episode, was used as the theme music for the 2012 TV series ''[[Political Animals (miniseries)]]'', was used towards the end of episode 16, season 2 of ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' and featured in the season 1 finale of ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]''. They contributed a cover of "[[Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)|Dreams]]" to the [[Fleetwood Mac]] tribute compilation ''"Just Tell Me That You Want Me"'', set for release on August 14, 2012, through [[Hear Music]] and [[Concord Music Group]].

In September the duo published the photo book ''Dream & Drive'', created together with photographer Kenneth Capello.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2012/08/kills-stills-shots-duos-photo-book-dream-drive/120803-kills7/|title=Kills Stills: Shots From the Duo's Photo Book 'Dream & Drive'|date=August 2, 2012|website=spin.com|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.1883magazine.com/music-features/music-features/the-kills--dream-and-drive|title=The Kills// Dream and Drive|last=Lynch|first=Robyn|date=September 2012|website=1883 Magazine|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> It coincided with an exhibition at the Milk Gallery, London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/14240/1/the-kills-dream-drive-exclusive-film|title=The Kills: Dream & Drive Exclusive Film|last=Ganfield|first=Katia|date=2012-10-18|website=Dazed & Confused|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> ''Paris Spleen: The Kills Live at L'Olympia'', the film of their show from November 2011 was released on 20 September 2013 in partnership with the French clothing company Equipment. The Kills were set to go on a small American tour with [[Queens of the Stone Age]] in December 2013. In the same year, Hince suffered an injury to his left hand when a car door closed on it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/the-kills-on-how-an-accident-chaos-and-half-a-decade-helped-shape-their-latest-lp-8474883|title=The Kills on How an Accident, Chaos, and Half a Decade Helped Shape Their Latest LP|last=Potts|first=Dianca|date=2016-04-06|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> He lost the use of his middle finger and had to have a number of operations. As a result he adjusted his playing style and equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/24066-rig-rundown-the-kills-jamie-hince-and-alison-mosshart|title=Rig Rundown: The Kills' Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart|last=Tessa|first=Jeffers|date=April 13, 2016|website=www.premierguitar.com|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>
Shortly after the announcement of the shows, the band's record label, Domino Records confirmed that the duo were working on their next album. In May 2014, Mosshart said that they were looking for a new sound and that this new album will be completely different from the others. She noted that ''"''You never know what's going to happen with a record when you're writing. It could be done all of a sudden in two months, or it could take another year. You get on these tangents, and you find new directions. You kind of follow the scent wherever it's taking you. Sometimes it takes a long time. Sometimes it's fast as hell."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-kills/77609 |title=Alison Mosshart says The Kills' next album will be 'completely different' &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2014-05-30 |access-date=2014-07-12}}</ref>

=== ''Ash & Ice'', hiatus and ''God Games'' ===
[[File:The Kills 1.jpg|thumb|Mosshart at the 2016 [[Festival Internacional de Benicàssim]]]]

The Kills were part of the line-up for [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella]] 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coachella.com/splash/ |title=Coachella |website=Coachella.com |access-date=2016-06-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220212214/http://www.coachella.com/splash/ |archive-date=2014-12-20 }}</ref> The Kills fifth studio album, ''[[Ash & Ice]]'', was released on 3 June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/album-review-the-kills-ash-ice/|title=Album Review: The Kills – Ash & Ice|date=2016-05-31|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref> A new single titled "Doing It to Death" was released in March 2016.<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/03/the-kills-doing-it-to-death-music-video-new-album-ash-ice-watch/ |title=The Kills Announce New Album, 'Ash & Ice,' With the Snarling 'Doing It To Death' |first=Brennan |last=Carley |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=March 1, 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> The duo embarked on a lengthy world tour,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/the-kills-announce-north-american-tour-2/|title=The Kills announce massive world tour|date=2016-05-02|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref> but were forced to cancel European festival dates after Mosshart was diagnosed with pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2016/08/05/the-kills-cancel-upcoming-shows-after-alison-mossharts-pneumonia-diagnosis/|title=The Kills Cancel Upcoming Shows After Alison Mosshart's Pneumonia Diagnosis|website=theMusic|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref> In 2017 the group were the support act for [[Guns N' Roses]] during the UK leg of their world tour. In 2018, they released a 7-inch single with cover versions of [[Saul Williams]]' "[[List of Demands (Reparations)]]" and [[Peter Tosh]]'s "[[Equal Rights (album)|Steppin' Razor]]", followed by a promotional 7-inch a year later for National Dive Bar Day with the B-sides "Blue Moon" and "Night Train".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mims|first=Taylor|date=19 June 2019|title=The Kills' Alison Mosshart Talks New Music & Book for Dive Bar Day|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8516751/the-kills-alison-mosshart-new-music-book-dive-bar-day|access-date=2020-12-22|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> Mosshart also published her multimedia book ''Car Ma'' later that year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=2019-05-31|title=Alison Mosshart Details Multimedia Collection 'CAR MA'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alison-mosshart-details-book-car-ma-842893/|access-date=2020-12-22|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> The band were largely inactive during 2019, only playing one show that October supporting [[Social Distortion]]. At the show, the band played ''Midnight Boom'' in its entirety.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatfield |first1=Amanda |title=Social Distortion throwing 40th anniversary show w/ Joan Jett, The Distillers, The Kills, more |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/social-distortion-throwing-40th-anniversary-show-w-joan-jett-the-distillers-the-kills-more/ |website=Brookyln Vegan|date=26 August 2019 }}</ref>

In December 2020, the band released the rarities collection ''Little Bastards'', which compiled B-sides and demos from between 2002 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Elly|date=27 November 2020|title=Buried Treasures: The Kills|url=https://diymag.com/2020/11/27/buried-treasures-the-kills-november-2020-little-bastards-interview|access-date=2020-12-22|website=diymag.com|language=en}}</ref> The band had appeared virtually as a musical guest on ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]'' the month prior to promote the album, playing "Raise Me" from their home studio.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Will |title=Watch The Kills play 'Raise Me' from their home studio on 'James Corden' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-the-kills-play-raise-me-from-their-home-studio-on-james-corden-2811463 |website=NME |date=8 November 2020 |publisher=BandLab Technologies}}</ref> Mosshart also released a handful of solo singles that year: "Rise",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |title=Alison Mosshart Shares New Song "Rise": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/alison-mosshart-shares-new-song-rise-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |date=9 April 2020 |publisher=Pitchfork Media}}</ref> "It Ain't Water",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Tom |title=Alison Mosshart shares solo song 'It Ain't Water' and tells us what's next for The Kills |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/music-interviews/alison-mosshart-shares-solo-song-it-aint-water-and-tells-us-whats-next-for-the-kills-2668186 |website=NME |date=13 May 2020 |publisher=BandLab Technologies}}</ref> and a cover of "[[State Trooper (song)|State Trooper]]" by [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baltin |first1=Steve |title=Q&A: Alison Mosshart Takes Us On A Joyride On The Car-Inspired 'Sound Wheel' Spoken Word Collection |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2020/08/27/qa-alison-mosshart-takes-us-on-a-joyride-on-the-car-inspired-sound-wheel-spoken-word-collection/?sh=5caf81214e5a |website=Forbes}}</ref> ''Sound Wheel'', a spoken-word album that served as a companion piece to ''Car Ma'', was released on August 7, 2020 via Third Man Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Alison Mosshart Confirms Spoken Word Album 'Sound Wheel' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/alison-mosshart-confirms-spoken-word-album-sound-wheel/ |website=Clash|date=17 June 2020 }}</ref> Hince, meanwhile, focused on collaborative songwriting; he worked on [[Deap Vally]]'s ''Digital Dream'' EP in February 2021,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Will |title=Deap Vally announce new 'Digital Dream' EP with jennylee collaboration |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/deap-vally-announce-new-digital-dream-ep-with-jennylee-collaboration-2858224 |website=NME |date=17 January 2021 |publisher=BandLab Technologies}}</ref> as well as [[The Big Pink]]'s single "Love Spins On Its Axis", which he co-wrote with the band and [[Jamie T]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Sam |title=The Big Pink share 'Love Spins On Its Axis', co-written with Jamie T and The Kills' Jamie Hince |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-big-pink-share-love-spins-on-its-axis-co-written-with-jamie-t-and-the-kills-jamie-hince-3258468 |website=NME |date=29 June 2022 |publisher=BandLab Technologies}}</ref>

The band returned in June 2022, playing their first show in almost three years in support of [[Jack White]] at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in [[Mountain View, California]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gokhman |first1=Roman |title=REVIEW: Jack White on top of his game at Shoreline Amphitheatre |url=https://riffmagazine.com/reviews/jack-white-20220604/ |website=Riff Magazine}}</ref> In July 2023, the band released their first new original music in seven years: A double A-side single, "New York" and "LA Hex".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacob |first1=Lola |title=The Kills return with their first new music in seven years |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/the-kills/19294 |website=Coup de Main Magazine|date=27 July 2023 }}</ref> Both songs served as the lead singles to band's sixth album ''[[God Games]]'', which was released on October 27, 2023. A further two singles were released from the album prior to its release: "103" in August, and "Wasterpiece" in October.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=The Kills – "103" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2234616/the-kills-103-god-games/music/ |website=Stereogum |date=30 August 2023 |publisher=Stereogum Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=The Kills Announce 2024 Tour, Share Video for New Song "Wasterpiece": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-kills-announce-2024-tour-share-video-for-new-song-wasterpiece-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |date=24 October 2023 |publisher=Pitchfork Media}}</ref>

==Influences==
The band has cited [[Royal Trux]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[the Velvet Underground]], [[Sleater-Kinney]], [[Fugazi]], [[The Clash]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[Bikini Kill]], and [[Sonic Youth]] as influences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-kills-mn0000099508/related |title=The Kills &#124; Similar Artists |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{main|The Kills discography}}
*''[[Black Rooster EP]]'', [[Domino Records (UK)|Domino Records]], ([[2002]])
*''[[Keep on Your Mean Side]]'', Domino Records, ([[2003]])
* ''[[Keep on Your Mean Side]]'' (2003)
*''[[No Wow]]'', Domino Records, ([[2005]])
* ''[[No Wow]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Midnight Boom]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Blood Pressures]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Ash & Ice]]'' (2016)
* ''[[God Games]]'' (2023)

==References==
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For other uses, see The Kills (disambiguation). Not to be confused with The Killers.

The Kills
The Kills performing in March 2011
The Kills performing in March 2011
Background information
Also known asVV and Hotel
Genres
Years active2001–present
Labels
Members
Websitethekills.tv

The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince.[1] They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, Midnight Boom, and Blood Pressures, all reached the UK Albums Chart.[2] Their fifth studio album, Ash & Ice, was released in 2016 and reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Career

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Discount

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Mosshart and Hince both played in other bands before they formed The Kills in 2001. Mosshart was previously the vocalist of punk rock band Discount,[3] while Hince featured in rock bands such as Scarfo and Blyth Power.[4] Mosshart encountered Hince when her band was touring England, where Hince was "staying in the flat upstairs from where [she] was staying" in London.[5] Mosshart insisted on forming a band with Hince and "really persisted, and eventually we started writing and he encouraged me".[5] Hince supplied her with a four-track tape recorder and insisted she write music as well as lyrics while on tour with her band. The two continued to exchange music ideas by sending each other tapes.[6]

Discount disbanded in 2000, and Mosshart moved to London in the same year.[7][8] Before settling on a name, Mosshart and Hince performed as "VV" and "Hotel" respectively, Hince explaining that they "named each other off the top of our heads as a stupid romantic ode to the pop art scene".[9] The duo opted for The Kills as it "sounded like a band that could exist in any decade".[9]

Signing to Domino

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Using the ideas on the tapes, Mosshart and Hince began to write minimalist songs with the aid of a drum machine.[10] In 2001 they showcased their new songs on a demo tape; 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.[11] Shortly after that 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.[12]

After touring internationally, they went to Toe Rag Studios where The White Stripes had recorded their album Elephant, to record their debut album Keep on Your Mean Side, mostly on 8-track, in just 2 weeks. Distributed in the U.S. and UK by Rough Trade Records, the album was similar in style to the EP, veering from the Velvets-esque stomp of "Wait" to the noisy, dirty garage punk blues of "Fuck the People" and dark psychedelia of "Kissy Kissy". The record was well received by the music press, though the White Stripes comparisons would not go away.

Mosshart chain-smoked while singing, rarely speaking to the audience; at a New York City show following the ban on public smoking, Mosshart went on stage with three bottles of water, lit up a cigarette, and proceeded to smoke constantly from the first song to the last note of the set. In 2004 Mosshart and Hince bought a house together in Dalston, East London.[6] In 2005, "Monkey 23" was used in the film "De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté", where it played over the closing credits. It was also featured in season three of Peaky Blinders. In 2006, "Wait" was used in Children of Men, where it was described in-universe as "a blast from the past all the way back to 2003, that beautiful time when people refused to accept the future is just around the corner".

No Wow and Midnight Boom

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The Kills in October 2016

Their second album, No Wow, was released by Domino Records on February 21, 2005. Featuring an artier, less "guitar rock" sound, the record embraced post punk influences and sounded even more stripped down than Keep on Your Mean Side. Originally written to be performed on a Moog, the band was forced to change directions and record it primarily using a guitar after Hince's Moog broke and couldn't be repaired before entering the studio.[13] A 40-minute DVD documentary was included with a limited number of copies and features interview, performance and on the road footage shot on tour. The first single, "The Good Ones", from No Wow, was released on February 7, 2005, and reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart, which is their highest-charting single in that chart to date.[1]

Midnight Boom was released in March 2008. Its music was used throughout many American TV shows, including 90210. A big selection of songs from the album were featured in the hit television series Gossip Girl, and also, their track "Sour Cherry" was featured as the soundbed for Season Two's official trailer. "Sour Cherry" was also featured in the Footloose trailer, as well as in the 2008 rom-com The House Bunny. The album also picked up new mainstream success for the band with various TV performances in the UK; appearing on Later... with Jools Holland, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, T4, The Album Chart Show, Sound, Live From Abbey Road, and From The Basement.

On October 21, 2008, "Cheap and Cheerful" was used on the show House during the opening scene of the episode "Lucky Thirteen". "Cheap and Cheerful" can also be heard on the NHL 09 soundtrack. It was later used in the Fendi's TV commercial for the "Fan di Fendi" perfume (2010). "U.R.A. Fever" was played during a love scene in the 2010 movie The Losers. Only the chorus of the song is played.[14] "U.R.A. Fever" was heard in the 2010 film Welcome to the Rileys, as well as appearing on its soundtrack.[15] It is also heard on the 2011 movie Catch .44 (partially) and the 2012 movie Detention. The bonus song "Night Train" appeared in the 2009 remake of the film Friday The 13th and in the 2012 American drama film What Maisie Knew, along with "Hook and Line". The song "What New York Used to Be" was used in the film Push.

Blood Pressures

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On September 11, 2009, the duo announced on their MySpace page that they had begun work on their fourth studio album though no release date had been set. "Black Balloon" from their "Black Balloon EP", released in 2009, was featured in the Season 2 episode of The Good Wife, "Net Worth", on February 15, 2011. The Kills' fourth studio album, Blood Pressures, was released in April 2011.[16] A video for the first single from Blood Pressures, "Satellite", was released on February 9, 2011, followed By Future Starts Slow, Baby Says, The Last Goodbye, and Wild Charms in September 2012.[17] "Future Starts Slow" was also used in a promotion for the episode "The Wait Is Almost Over" of hit TV series True Blood (season 4). The song from the same album "Damned If She Do" was also used in the promotion of The Vampire Diaries third season, and has received positive reviews from the fans. "The Last Goodbye" was used in the 2012 film Just Like A Woman, starring Sienna Miller.[18]

"Future Starts Slow" appears in the trailer for the 2012 action thriller film Contraband, a March 2012 episode of the Vampire Diaries, in a promotion and, beginning with the second episode, was used as the theme music for the 2012 TV series Political Animals (miniseries), was used towards the end of episode 16, season 2 of Person of Interest and featured in the season 1 finale of Altered Carbon. They contributed a cover of "Dreams" to the Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation "Just Tell Me That You Want Me", set for release on August 14, 2012, through Hear Music and Concord Music Group.

In September the duo published the photo book Dream & Drive, created together with photographer Kenneth Capello.[19][20] It coincided with an exhibition at the Milk Gallery, London.[21] Paris Spleen: The Kills Live at L'Olympia, the film of their show from November 2011 was released on 20 September 2013 in partnership with the French clothing company Equipment. The Kills were set to go on a small American tour with Queens of the Stone Age in December 2013. In the same year, Hince suffered an injury to his left hand when a car door closed on it.[22] He lost the use of his middle finger and had to have a number of operations. As a result he adjusted his playing style and equipment.[23]

Shortly after the announcement of the shows, the band's record label, Domino Records confirmed that the duo were working on their next album. In May 2014, Mosshart said that they were looking for a new sound and that this new album will be completely different from the others. She noted that "You never know what's going to happen with a record when you're writing. It could be done all of a sudden in two months, or it could take another year. You get on these tangents, and you find new directions. You kind of follow the scent wherever it's taking you. Sometimes it takes a long time. Sometimes it's fast as hell."[24]

Ash & Ice, hiatus and God Games

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Mosshart at the 2016 Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

The Kills were part of the line-up for Coachella 2016.[25] The Kills fifth studio album, Ash & Ice, was released on 3 June 2016.[26] A new single titled "Doing It to Death" was released in March 2016.[27] The duo embarked on a lengthy world tour,[28] but were forced to cancel European festival dates after Mosshart was diagnosed with pneumonia.[29] In 2017 the group were the support act for Guns N' Roses during the UK leg of their world tour. In 2018, they released a 7-inch single with cover versions of Saul Williams' "List of Demands (Reparations)" and Peter Tosh's "Steppin' Razor", followed by a promotional 7-inch a year later for National Dive Bar Day with the B-sides "Blue Moon" and "Night Train".[30] Mosshart also published her multimedia book Car Ma later that year.[31] The band were largely inactive during 2019, only playing one show that October supporting Social Distortion. At the show, the band played Midnight Boom in its entirety.[32]

In December 2020, the band released the rarities collection Little Bastards, which compiled B-sides and demos from between 2002 and 2009.[33] The band had appeared virtually as a musical guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden the month prior to promote the album, playing "Raise Me" from their home studio.[34] Mosshart also released a handful of solo singles that year: "Rise",[35] "It Ain't Water",[36] and a cover of "State Trooper" by Bruce Springsteen.[37] Sound Wheel, a spoken-word album that served as a companion piece to Car Ma, was released on August 7, 2020 via Third Man Records.[38] Hince, meanwhile, focused on collaborative songwriting; he worked on Deap Vally's Digital Dream EP in February 2021,[39] as well as The Big Pink's single "Love Spins On Its Axis", which he co-wrote with the band and Jamie T.[40]

The band returned in June 2022, playing their first show in almost three years in support of Jack White at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.[41] In July 2023, the band released their first new original music in seven years: A double A-side single, "New York" and "LA Hex".[42] Both songs served as the lead singles to band's sixth album God Games, which was released on October 27, 2023. A further two singles were released from the album prior to its release: "103" in August, and "Wasterpiece" in October.[43][44]

Influences

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The band has cited Royal Trux, PJ Harvey, the Velvet Underground, Sleater-Kinney, Fugazi, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Pixies, Bikini Kill, and Sonic Youth as influences.[45]

Discography

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Main article: The Kills discography

References

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