The Kills | IN FOR THE KILLS The duo's Midnight Boom remains comfortably rough around the edges
IN FOR THE KILLS The duo's Midnight Boom remains comfortably rough around the edges
Music Review

Midnight Boom (2008)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Mar 18, 2008; Lead Performance: The Kills; Genre: Rock

In 2003, this transatlantic duo (Alison ''VV'' Mosshart is American; Jamie ''Hotel'' Hince, a Brit) came roaring out of the garage, all gear grease, cigarettes, and snarls. Five years on, their octane-edged atmosphere remains: The dozen blues-rock dirges on the Kills' Midnight Boom build hypnotically from the raw elements of stripped-down percussion, sludgy guitar riffs, and singing-through-a-dirty-gym-sock vocals. And while the band's deliberate nihilism can come off as a little overdone, Boom's nicotine sting — and the pair's push-me-pull-you chemistry — is still ridiculously sexy. B+
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Originally posted Mar 14, 2008 Published in issue #983 Mar 21, 2008 Order article reprints

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