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London, United Kingdom (2000 – present)

The Kills are an 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.
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  • thaisbarret

    riff dry and sensual. I like it. Perfect discography [9]

    19 May 4:39pm Reply

  • pheeshop

    i'm so ready for new album. please.

    19 May 2:04am Reply

  • LeleleleletGo

    they have a perfect discography [8]

    16 May 11:32am Reply

  • kharafirafi

    come to Indonesia please VV and Hotel!

    16 May 11:04am Reply

  • aniym

    I'm one of those people who wants a return to the raw garage/psychobilly sound of Keep on Your Mean Side and No Wow.

    15 May 12:39am Reply

  • loki393

    they have a perfect discography [7]

    6 May 2:46pm Reply

  • Jessy74

    I can't understand why so many people complain about Blood Pressures. It is as good as the other albums of theirs. Just appreciate the music, guys :)

    5 May 8:30pm Reply

  • mxdurza

    Blood Pressures is their best.

    5 May 12:58pm Reply

  • CRAZYBALLIZTIK

    Blood Pressures is at least as good as their other albums.

    3 May 6:15am Reply

  • MarkoB87

    New album this year, please.

    18 Apr 7:16pm Reply

  • epinalcity

    "they have a perfect discography"... except Blood Pressures.

    17 Apr 6:51pm Reply

  • bgk90

    Something that made me a definite fan was the fact that their compilation/EP/b-sides are all awesome too, they have a perfect discography [7]

    16 Apr 2:53am Reply

  • Xandriaquee

    looks like I just found my next fav band *_*

    12 Apr 5:09pm Reply

  • tomtucker68

    Keep On Your Mean Side excellent lp raw as hell!!

    10 Apr 11:08am Reply

  • thais-paiva

    new album would be nice.. [3]

    7 Apr 11:17pm Reply

  • adamzZz

    This band is perfect, just perfect.

    7 Apr 7:03pm Reply

  • babyruthless234

    they have a perfect discography [6]

    4 Apr 6:43pm Reply

  • Scarlett44

    they have a perfect discography [5]

    3 Apr 6:14am Reply

  • Wufje

    they have a perfect discography [4]

    2 Apr 11:44pm Reply

  • Redundren

    they have a perfect discography [3]

    1 Apr 1:33pm Reply
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