Kills, The / Blood Pressures
Album: Blood Pressures   Collection:General
Artist:Kills, The   Added:May 2011
Label:Domino  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-05-21 Pull Date: 2011-07-23
Week Ending: Jul 24 Jul 17 Jul 10 Jul 3 Jun 26 Jun 19 Jun 12 Jun 5
Airplays: 1 6 4 2 8 6 4 5

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 21, 2021: Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Jul 15, 2011)
You Don't Own The Road
4. Oct 31, 2013: All Things Go
Satellite
2. Mar 13, 2015: Distractions
Baby Says
5. Apr 17, 2013: Girls Rule
Dna
3. Jan 15, 2015: Meow: The Best Of The Decade So Far (2010-2014)...The Sequel!
Future Starts Slow
6. Apr 13, 2013: Hanna Bama Anastasia
Future Starts Slow

Album Review
mr. esq.
Reviewed 2011-05-12
as reviewed by esq.

post punk pop.
uk duo. essentially, it's pop songs w/post-punk sound. wide array of instruments. whole thing is heavy process/layers=produced.
a damn fine pop album.
SOUNDS LIKE: zola jesus, gemma ray, blonde redhead, cave et al.
FCC CLEAN:
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW

1. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW: fem&mal voxbeat heavy propulsive. a really poppy zola jesus =kicks ass!
2. MEOW MEOW MEOW: fem&mal vox. glitchy begin. multi layered sound and heavy process. fuzzed out. it's got that nick cave swagger/jig.
3. fem vox. really poppy. kylie minogue-esque.
4. fem vox. dancy.
5. MEOW MEOW: mal vox. beatlesque. w/barret. bleeds into...
6. fem vox. heavy bass. slow, dancy...seducty...
7. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW:fem&mal vox. just a great fucking tune sad pop propulsion. dance or cry -you choose.
8. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW: fem vox. a sad little piano piece -i like piano! sounds like gemma ray. it's a beaut.
9. MEW: fem&mal vox. glitchy, flattened git sound. serpentine.
10. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW: fem vox. menacing bass, bitchin' git&beats. catchy as all fuck (and fucking is catchy!)
11. draggy. beefheartian/white stripes attempt.

Track Listing
1. Future Starts Slow   6. Dna
2. Satellite   7. Baby Says
3. Heart Is A Beating Drum   8. The Last Goodbye
4. Nail In My Coffin   9. Damned If She Do
5. Wild Charms   10. You Don't Own The Road
  11. Pots And Pans