Music CD - The Kills: Midnight Boom

	Music CD: Midnight Boom Artist: The Kills List Price: $13.98 Our Price: $10.14 Your Save: $ 3.84 ( 27% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Domino
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Tracks: 1. U.R.A. Fever 2. Cheap And Chearful 3. Tape Song 4. Getting Down 5. Last Day Of Magic 6. Hook And Line 7. Black Balloon 8. M.E.X.I.C.O.C.U 9. Sour Cherry 10. Alphabet Pony 11. What New York Used To Be 12. Goodnight Bad Morning
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0801390016424 Label: Domino Manufacturer: Domino Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Domino Release Date: 2008-03-18 Studio: Domino
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Wow! Stunning. Comment: I listen to KEXP from my car on the way in to work because I am privileged to live in Seattle. John Richards of John in the Morning claimed this is the best album of the year so far, so I bought it. The lyrics are catchy (albeit sometimes incomprehensible)- the female voice is a bit like Shirley Manson of Garbage. The guitar has the raw power of a John Lennon stratocast solo on some tracks. The rythm is pure energy - reminds me of the first time I listened to Gang of Four. The songs are short, but addicting. I am an instant fan and plan to turn all my friends on to this instant classic. This CD doesn't disappoint! Customer Rating: Summary: Raw, sexy, Brilliant Comment: Great album from one of the most daring, smartest bands out there. Some of the tracks in "Midnight Boom" are highly addictive. One could argue that the album doesn't hold together quite as well as their previous ones, but it's a gutsy evolution that maintains the core of their sound and ventures into new ground. Love it. Customer Rating: Summary: I'm bored of cheap and cheerful... Comment: I got this album last week and, listening to it, I couldn't find a single song I wanted to skip - it's that good, but it's also that brief (around 35 minutes). Brevity is a good thing in this case - one of those albums that you'll be putting on to get going and before you know it, you're singing along because it gets your blood going and your feet tapping and you're listening to it lying down and the muscles in your legs start to ache because of the beats (it can get kind of obsessive listening to it, as well) getting your toes to tapping. Maybe it's because of their move to Domino (Clinic and Franz Ferdinand have been once and/or future lablemates), but this is their most rhythmic and quite possibly one of the sexiest albums of the still young year (The Breeders and Portishead are in the Final Four here). Customer Rating: Summary: 21st Century Rock Defined Comment: Lou Reed & PJ Harvey had a dirty, dirty daughter and her name is The Kills. I stumbled across this spectacular band quite by accident (good fortune? kismet?) a week ago and have listened to little else since. Deep tones resonate up your spine as pure rock 'n roll guitars--sometimes jangling, sometimes harmonic, other times staccato--crack open your skull and some rather clever lyrics delivered by an undeniably sexy female voice climb on in and take root. If Joan Jett were cooler to the power of 10, hitting her prime today & lucky enough to hook up with Jamie Hince, she might sound a little like Alison Mosshart here; however, she'd still lack the talent. This music insists that you listen up; that you participate rather than passively sit back. Go ahead and try to sit still. Your body won't obey and injury is likely. Every song is worthy of your hard-earned dollar; of particular note are: "Last Day of Magic" (personal favorite), "Tape Song", "Night Train", "U.R.A. Fever" and the certain classic "Cheap and Cheerful". Sample and decide for yourself. [...] Mom and dad should be proud. Customer Rating: Summary: Boomin out your stereo Comment: I work at a radio station and for every good album we get in, there's 100 lousy ones. This was my first dose of the Kills though and this album is pure gold if I've ever heard it. The Kills are blues rock but that's not giving them enough justice. They incorporate a lot of different sounds/styles. The best way I can describe it is The White Stripes + Clinic + Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Straight from the sexy opener "U.R.A. Fever" you get a taste of what you're in for. You feel instantly cooler just listening to it, then you get hit with the album's single "Cheap and Powerful" which is just begging to be remixed and sent to the dancefloor but sounds great as is as well. "Tape Song" won me over with its sweet guitar effects, especially the solo. "Last Day Of Magic" is probably my favorite off the album. Its sort of cheerful sounding while still being dirty and you'll be singing "my little tornado, my little hurricane-o" all day long. "What New York Used To Be" has a great vibe to it and kind of reminds me of Peaches. I could rave about nearly every track but I'll spare you. Just get this album, you won't be disappointed. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: This duo subtly and organically fuses pop, glam, blues, art-punk, and hip-hop in a manner that flits between light and dark, funny and morbid, experimental and cute. The result is a short, sharp twelve track album of sensual, fresh, and atmospheric songs. A reminder that no one on earth makes rock 'n' roll quite like The Kills. Previous albums "No Wow" and "Keep On Your Mean Side" have sold over 70,000.