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Oct 24, 2023

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) are releasing a new album, God Games, this Friday via Domino. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Wasterpiece,” via a music video where they go golfing. They have also announced some 2024 tour dates. More

Aug 31, 2023

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) have announced a new album, God Games, and shared a new song from it, “103,” via a music video. God Games is the band’s first new album in seven years. More

Nov 05, 2020

St. Vincent and Jehnny Beth have both covered Nine Inch Nails, Real Estate have covered The Doobie Brothers, and The Kills have covered T. Rex for Amazon Music in honor of this year’s Rock & Roll Hall Fame inductees. More

May 13, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week, Alison Mosshart explores the intersection between visual art and music. More

Apr 10, 2020

Known for fronting indie rock band The Kills alongside Jamie Hince, Alison Mosshart has released her debut solo single titled “Rise.” Mosshart also edited a video for the song while quarantined at home in Nashville, pulling from footage of her last visit to LA. Watch the video below. More

Watch: The Kills - “Wait (Non Electric)” Video

Echo Home - Non-Electric EP Due Out June 2

May 30, 2017

In honor of the 15th anniversary of their first release, The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) are releasing a new EP, Echo Home - Non-Electric EP, that consists of acoustic versions of some of their previous songs, as well as a cover of Rihanna‘s “Desperado.” More

David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption Features Bon Iver, TV on the Radio, Sharon Van Etten, and More

Plus Reggie Watts, The Kills, Laura Marling, and Twin Peaks Collaborators

May 30, 2017

David Lynch is very much back in the public eye with the recent return of his iconic early ‘90s TV show Twin Peaks. Now he has announced another installment of his Festival of Disruption, which last year featured St. Vincent, Sky Ferreira, Xiu Xiu, and more. More

May 24, 2017

In honor of the 15th anniversary of their first release, The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) have announced a new EP, Echo Home - Non-Electric EP, that consists of acoustic versions of some of their previous songs, as well as a cover of Rihanna‘s “Desperado.” More

Sep 13, 2016

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) recently released a new album, Ash & Ice, via Domino. Now the band has shared a video for “Impossible Tracks.” Ellis Bahl directed the clip, which features the duo at an amusement park. Watch it below. More

Jul 08, 2016

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) recently released a new album, Ash & Ice, via Domino. The album artwork features 15 different symbols, one for each of the song’s 13 songs plus two that appear on the cover. More

Jun 08, 2016

The Kills have shared their cover of Rihanna‘s “Desperado.” More

Jun 07, 2016

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) just released a new album, Ash & Ice, via Domino. Last night the duo stopped by Conan to perform the album’s “Heart of a Dog.” Watch below. More

May 24, 2016

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) are releasing a new album, Ash & Ice, on June 3 via Domino. Now they have shared a video for “Siberian Nights.” Actor Giovanni Ribisi (Lost in Translation, Boiler Room, Avatar) directed the clip that features evocative images of white horses, men on the run, and car headlights at night. Watch it below. More

The Kills Announce More Tour Dates

Ash & Ice Due Out June 3 via Domino

May 02, 2016

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) are releasing a new album, Ash & Ice, on June 3 via Domino. Now they have announced some more North American tour dates for September. Their full list of dates are below, followed by the videos forAsh & Ice‘s previously shared first two singles, “Doing It to Death” and “Heart of a Dog.”

Watch: The Kills - “Heart of a Dog” Video

Ash & Ice Out June 3 on Domino

Apr 18, 2016

Today The Kills shared a new music video for their song “Heart of a Dog,” which is off their forthcoming fifth album, Ash & Ice. More

Mar 01, 2016

The Kills (Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince) have announced a new album and shared a video for its first single. Ash & Ice is due out June 3 via Domino. Below is the video for “Doing It to Death,” followed by the album’s tracklist and the duo’s tour dates.

Sep 15, 2015

The Dead Weather‘s new album, Dodge and Burn, is due out September 25 via Third Man. Last night the band led by Jack White and The Kills’ Alison Mosshart (and also featuring Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence) performed the single “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. More

Sep 03, 2015

The Dead Weather‘s new album, Dodge and Burn, is due out September 25 via Third Man. Now the band led by Jack White and The Kills’ Alison Mosshart have shared a live performance video for the single “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” (which has already gotten a regular music video). More

The Dead Weather (Including Jack White and Alison Mosshart) Announce New Album

Dodge and Burn Due Out This September on Third Man

Jul 06, 2015

The Dead Weather have announced their new album, Dodge and Burn, due out this September via Jack White’s Third Man label. The band features White, Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, The Greenhrones). More

Jul 15, 2014

Set to finish a leg of shows that were announced back in May, The Kills have decided that after a bit of a break they’ll kick things back up with another round of performances. More

The Kills Announce Tour Dates

Kicking Off May 30

May 22, 2014

The Kills are hitting the road for a string of live dates. More

Watch: The Kills Play “Letterman”

Perform "The Last Goodbye"

Feb 10, 2012

Last night appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman duo The Kills showed off a little of their softer side choosing to play “The Last Goodbye,” a genuinely beautiful ballad off their most recent LP Blood Pressures. More

Jan 12, 2012

Commemorating ten years as a band The Kills have unveiled a video for “The Last Goodbye” off last year’s record Blood Pressures. More

The Kills Announce Tour and New Video for “Baby Says”

Will Release a Limited Postcard Flexi Disc for Record Store Day

Nov 02, 2011

The Kills have announced new winter tour dates for 2012. We have the lineup. More

The Kills Play “Fallon”

Kill “Future Starts Slow” Live

Aug 10, 2011

Indie rock duo The Kills played on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, performing “Future Starts Slow” from their April release, Blood Pressures. More

Watch: The Kills “Future Starts Slow” Video

Check Out Fall North American Tour Dates And More Videos

Jun 23, 2011

Bluesy-punk duo The Kills have released a video for the second single from their most recent album Blood Pressures. More

Jun 01, 2011

The Kills’ Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have unveiled their latest collection of performance dates to coincide with the release of their latest album Blood Pressures. More

May 13, 2011

Alison Mosshart’s attraction stems from a strange combination of confidence and danger. She’s comes off as the kind of person who could just as easily fall in love with you, only to turn around and blow cigarette smoke in your face with a smile on hers. More

The Kills Get Up Close and Personal in Short Film

'Blood Pressures' Premiered on IFC.com

May 03, 2011

In response to the well-received release of Blood Pressures, The Kills premiered on IFC.com today a short documentary of the same name. We have the video. More

Mar 29, 2011

After providing fans with a number of select tracks off their upcoming fourth album Blood Pressures, The Kills’ Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have gone ahead and decided to just stream the entire record online a full week before its scheduled release on April 5. More

Mar 24, 2011

Having already given fans a taste of their forthcoming fourth LP Blood Pressures with released tracks “Satellite” and “DNA”, blues-rock duo The Kills have unveiled yet another track off the album entitled, “Pots and Pans.” More

The Kills Offer Free MP3 of Single ‘DNA’

'Blood Pressures' LP Due Out April 5

Mar 11, 2011

Less than a month before the release of Blood Pressures, swaggering art rock duo The Kills are upping the hype ante with a free MP3 of second single “DNA.” We have the download. More

Feb 10, 2011

The Kills are back with their sexy art rock, highlighted here on single “Satellite.” We have the video. More

The Kills Release First Single Off Blood Pressures

"Satellite" Available for Free Streaming

Jan 31, 2011

The Kills previewed a brand-new track off Blood Pressures (due April 5) today on their website. We have the details. More

The Kills Cover The Velvet Underground for Levi’s Pioneer Sessions

If This Doesn’t Make You Want to Buy a Pair of Jeans, Nothing Will

Jun 30, 2010

Levi’s Pioneer Sessions roll on. This time, The Kills do The Velvet Underground proud with their take on “Pale Blue Eyes.” We have the video and download. More




Reviews

Oct 26, 2023

The Kills have been entertaining us with a terrific blend of roots-blues, post-punk rock ‘n’ roll with surging guitar riffs, and a sassy attitude since their debut in 2003. Laying down a couple of hits and five critically acclaimed studio albums along the way, their collective body of work has set the expectation bar high for God Games. More

Apr 01, 2011

Alison Mosshart has the blues. She and The Kills’ other half, guitarist Jamie Hince, have grounded themselves after 2008’s Midnight Boom, the impeccably stylized art rock exhibition that was praised as much as it was polarizing. Things here do get manipulated, and the duo is still unabashed in their hyperbolic swagger, but for the most part Blood Pressures reeks of whiskey and sexa taste that lingers like secondhand smoke. More