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The Kills
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London, United Kingdom (2000 – present)
The Kills are an alternative rock duo formed by American vocalist Alison “VV” Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie “Hotel” Hince that rose to public recognition at the dawn of the hype surrounding the genre explosion of the early 2000s. Mosshart had been in the Florida punk band Discount and Hince in British rock band Scarfo. When these groups disbanded, the duo, who first met when Mosshart heard Hince practicing in the hotel room above hers, struck up a songwriting partnership. For months, the pair air mailed work tapes across the Atlantic; after this proved to test the patience of both artists, as it took days or weeks to get each others tapes, Mosshart upped sticks from her Florida home to fly to London.
Wanting to cut themselves off from their pasts, Mosshart and Hince considered their new project to be Year Zero in their careers, so they renamed themselves “VV” and “Hotel” respectively and began writing sparse, minimalist songs together with the aid of a drum machine. In 2001 they showcased their new songs on a well received demo tape. In true punk rock fashion, however, the pair shunned approaches from major record labels. Recording as VV and Hotel, they contributed the song “Restaurant Blouse” to the compilation If the Twenty-First Century Did Not Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It. Shortly after this they recorded their debut release, the Black Rooster EP, which saw release on British indie label Domino Records and was picked up for distribution by Dim Mak Records in the United States.
Wanting to cut themselves off from their pasts, Mosshart and Hince considered their new project to be Year Zero in their careers, so they renamed themselves “VV” and “Hotel” respectively and began writing sparse, minimalist songs together with the aid of a drum machine. In 2001 they showcased their new songs on a well received demo tape. In true punk rock fashion, however, the pair shunned approaches from major record labels. Recording as VV and Hotel, they contributed the song “Restaurant Blouse” to the compilation If the Twenty-First Century Did Not Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent It. Shortly after this they recorded their debut release, the Black Rooster EP, which saw release on British indie label Domino Records and was picked up for distribution by Dim Mak Records in the United States.
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megique wrote:
i agree too. they are the perfect couple. Alison would never create such music alone, Jamie would never create such energetic performances alone. i can't think of any of them separately.
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bbudab wrote:
i agree with gangoffour!!! I love VV but come on.....the girl was nothing when she was in Discount...........and then........she was corrupted by Jamie!
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OnLyLYrE wrote:
Orgasmic. Good description.
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gangoffour wrote:
I hate whenever people upload pictures of just her on this thing. There are two people in the band, stop uploading pics of Alison by herself.
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apocalypseplz09 wrote:
Allison Mosshart is hot! These two just make orgasmic music all the time :)
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Either-Way wrote:
...It was kinda weird to see them on Jools Holland. But the shear brilliance of Alison and Jaime came through...
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SoraJrMD wrote:
They're so epic. Pull a U is the stuff!
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bbudab wrote:
I was sad they didn't play Fuck The People the last time i saw them :'( Hope they play it next time :D
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forth08 wrote:
классная группа! лучшие!!!!!!! the best!
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SahaZ wrote:
ну как бы дааааааа
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suzanaarocks wrote:
Alison Mosshart is the female savior of rock.
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jathammer wrote:
FUCK THE PEOPLE
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felipscfreitas wrote:
when I started listening to their musics i actually wasn't liking that so much, but now this is one of my favorite bands, love them \o/
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boomlights wrote:
i dont give a shit, if they don't play 'dropout boogie' next time i'ma have a fit and demand it! !
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bbudab wrote:
3.47...........FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JUS GO TO 3.47!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpagUiwlP1g&feature=related
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FreyaWillow wrote:
Love them. Can't wait for the new album
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saku_kfc wrote:
damn good news!
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bbudab wrote:
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.spinner.com/2009/11/13/the-kills-working-on-new-album/
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serger16 wrote:
change that picture...
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HervalMovement wrote:
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ANOTHER HALLOWEEN TALE FOR YOU ALL...
30 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thekills
jamie's halloween tale for 'the quietus' has now been added up to the site
http://thequietus.com/articles/03111-a-murderous-halloween-story-from-the-kills-jamie-hince-rabbits
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