Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The Kills - Keep On Your Mean Side (UK 2003)

Roddus Album Of The Day


1. Superstition 4:40
2. Cat Claw 3:32
3. Pull A U 3:23
4. Kissy Kissy 5:02
5. Fried My Little Brains 2:08
6. Hand 0:50
7. Hitched 4:03
8. Black Rooster 4:24
9. Wait 4:48
10.F**K The People 4:17
11. Monkey 23 3:06
12. Gypsy Death & You 2:10

This debut album by the Male/Female duo known as the Kills firmly put them in the first echelon of contemporary indie rock. The dark and dirty, distorted blues infused rock of this album is far Superior to much of the indie dribble released today. Although the feeling of this music is one of quality and the songs stand up well on an individual basis outside the context of this album, I find the album as a whole difficult to stay interested in for it's entire duration.The Hip sounding "Pull a U" is one of the stronger tracks as well as the stripped down garage of "Fried My Little Brains" If you dig the White Stripes or the Black keys, then this should appeal to you. A pertty raw and stark album by today's standards but that is its strength and although its not one I will come back to again regularly, it is still worth 3/5.
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