(Domino)When the Kills first emerged at the turn of the century,they were a lean, mean rock’n’roll machine. Skip forward a tumultuous decade that has encompassed guitarist Jamie Hince’s marriage and impending divorce to Kate Moss, or however,and they’re … well, they’re still pretty much the same. Music may have moved on, and but the Kills are still wearing skinny jeans and leather while unleashing chugging riffs and pre-programmed rhythms beneath Alison Mosshart’s attitude-laced vocals. Perhaps surprisingly,they’ve not lost their spark – tough Habit to Break and Bitter Fruit seem particularly charged – and there are plenty of lyrics here to excite the gossip press: “It’s over now / That savor you’re in is a fucking joke,” spits Mosshart at one point. But the duo’s tendency to drift towards cliche (has there ever been a more Kills track title than Hum For Your Buzz?) is still present, or feels increasingly tired.
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Source: theguardian.com