The Kills: Last News

The Kills frontwoman Alison Mosshart has hit out at Donald Trump amid the ongoing wildfires in California, saying it will be “harder” to rebuild communities once he is in power.The singer-songwriter, who owns a property in Los Angeles, shared a message on Instagram today (January 9), in which she sent “love and extreme mental fortitude” to those affected by the disaster.The wildfires that began in LA on Tuesday (January 7) quickly morphed into five concurrent blazes in separate neighbourhoods, causing over 150,000 residents to flee from their homes.Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande are among those to have shared links to resources on social media. Other figures from the entertainment world have detailed their experiences with evacuation, including Star Wars actor Mark Hamill and Paris Hilton.Mosshart wrote: “I’m up all night for LA.

Billy Idol has announced ‘Dream Into It’, his first album in over a decade. Listen to the album’s first single ‘Still Dancing’ below.The hard rock veteran announced the album on Wednesday (February 26) – it’s officially the first Billy Idol album since 2014’s ‘Kings & Queens of the Underground’.Idol, who turns 70 this year, shared the music video for ‘Still Dancing’ upon the album announcement.

The Kills‘ Alison Mosshart has reflected on the star-studded Mark Lanegan tribute show that took place last week.Mosshart along with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, Depeche Mode‘s Dave Gahan, Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie, Chrissie Hynde and many more all took part in a tribute show in honour and celebration of the late former Screaming Trees frontman, QOTSA collaborator, grunge icon and solo pioneer’s 60th birthday at London’s Roundhouse back on December 5.The ‘Future Starts Slow’ singer took to her official Instagram account and shared an image carousel featuring photos of the night. Reflecting on the show a week later (last night, December 5), Mosshart wrote: “It’s taken me a week a digest this gig and I still feel dizzy.

The Kills have shared a cover of Billie Eilish‘s song ‘Happier Than Ever’ from their upcoming EP ‘Happier Girls Sessions’.The duo – comprising Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – delivered an acoustic rendition of Eilish’s 2021 single during an appearance on US radio station Sirius XM last year.Now, the band have reimagined the track once again at Grammy-winning producer Paul Epworth’s Church Studios in London for a new physical and digital EP.The five-track collection will also contain “non-electric” versions of ‘My Girls My Girls’, ‘103’, ‘New York’ and ‘Better Days’ from The Kills’ latest album ‘God Games’ – which was co-produced by Epworth and Hince.‘Happier Girls Sessions’ is set to arrive on streaming platforms this Friday (September 20) via Domino. Additionally, fans can pre-order a special seven-inch vinyl edition (out November 8).Speaking about how The Kills’ cover of Billie Eilish came about, frontwoman Mosshart explained: “It’s all Sirius XM’s fault.

The Kills‘ Alison Mosshart attended the London premiere of Kate Winslet‘s new film Lee last night (September 3).The couple, who have been together since 2022, made an appearance at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square alongside the film’s lead stars including Alexander Skarsgård.The film, which sees Winslet play the legendary World War II photographer Lee Miller, also stars Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough and Andy Samberg.Speaking last year about the project, Winslet told Deadline: “This is absolutely not a biopic. To make a story about Lee’s whole life, that’s a series worth for HBO.

All Points East have announced another wave of support acts for LCD Soundsystem‘s headline date at the festival – see the line-up below.The New York band are due to top the bill at Victoria Park in east London on Friday August 23, having previously headlined the event in 2018.Late last year, it was confirmed that James Murphy and co. would be joined at All Points East 2024 by Pixies, Floating Points, Jockstrap, Nation Of Language, Sofia Kourtesis and Eyedress.Today (May 21) organisers have added a host of new names to the line-up, with Joy (Anonymous), The Kills and new NewDad leading the list.The announcement also features Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), MSPAINT, Monobloc, Dove Ellis and Nick Ward.You can see the full line-up for LCD Soundsystem at All Points East 2024 below, and find any remaining tickets here.A post shared by Uber One presents All Points East (@allpointseastuk)Last month, Mitski was confirmed as the final headliner for this year’s edition of All Points East.

The Kills have added new shows to their upcoming 2024 UK and Europe tour.The indie duo consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince will return to the UK this spring to tour their latest album ‘God Games‘. The pair have just wrapped up their US leg touring with support act Heartworms.Now, The Kills have announced some new dates to add to their upcoming UK/EU tour.

The Kills have announced details of a tour across the UK and Europe, set to kick off in 2024. Check out ticket details below.The newly shared run of live shows will see the duo – formed of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – hit the road in celebration of their latest album ‘God Games’.

The Kills have spoken to NME about ‘00s tabloid infamy, indie sleaze, working with Beck and the need to push guitar music forward.Seven years on from 2016’s ‘Ash & Ice‘, the duo’s forthcoming sixth album ‘God Games’ marks an exciting evolution for the duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince. It was the first they began writing on a $100 keyboard rather than guitar, and the experimentation involved resulted in a very contemporary and organic rebirth record – exploring everything from gruesome hip-hop, future-Siouxsie voodoo, insidious gospel, flamenco noir, junk store balladry and beyond.“It changed everything about my songwriting,” Mosshart told NME. “We could do rhythms that were completely different, I was vocalising in a different way, melodies were coming to me that I don’t think would if I was just strumming away on an acoustic guitar.

The Kills have shared a new single titled ‘Wasterpiece’ and revealed details of a 2024 US tour. Find out more below.Released today (October 24), the new single is the latest to be released from the rock duo’s forthcoming album, ‘God Games’.

NME about the fresh creative approach that made their long-awaited sixth album possible The Kills have shared new single ‘103’ and announced details of their long-awaited sixth album ‘God Games’.Last month, the duo comprised of vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince, teased their new album with the release of a dual single ‘New York’/’LA Hex’. ‘New York’ saw the pair merging their trademark, gritty rock and roll sound with cinematic horns and rattling rhythm, while ‘LA Hex’ saw them layering warped trumpets and choral harmonies on top of a stuttering beat.Today (August 30), along with the announcement of ‘God Games’ – their first album in seven years since 2016’s ‘Ashes & Ice‘ – the band have shared the album’s third single ‘103’, which Mosshart has described as a “dark twisted love song”.

The Kills have released dual singles ‘New York’ and ‘LA Hex’, marking their first new music in seven years.The rock duo – consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – have returned with ‘New York’, a dark and heavy track which features The Kills’ signature style with its sticky guitar riff and Mosshart’s iconic croon. ‘LA Hex’ is a brighter tune that includes layered warp trumpets over a glitchy, captivating beat.Both singles have accompanying videos directed by Andrew Theodore Balasia.

The Kills have taken to social media to tease their return, sharing a photo of the duo along with a caption of a date.Consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, The Kills have teased their potential return to music by posting a photo to their official band Instagram which sees the duo posing with a black car in a parking lot of sorts.The photo’s caption read “7.25.23”, hinting that something new will be coming on July 25. Fans immediately took to the comments to express their excitement for the band’s return.A post shared by Alison Mosshart & Jamie Hince (@thekills)One fan said: “If it’s not a new album I’m rioting”, while another fan shared: “Oh my God, tell me this is gonna be an announcement for a new album finally!” American film director Jim Jarmusch shared his excitement by commenting a fire emoji and Journalist Kim Taylor Bennet added: “YES!”.The band’s last release was the 2018 single ‘List Of Demands (Reparations)’ and 2016’s LP ‘Ash & Ice’.

Alison Mosshart has spoken about the possibility of The Dead Weather making a comeback in the future.The US supergroup – which also features Jack White, Dean Fertita (Queens Of The Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) – released their debut album ‘Horehound’ back in 2009.They’ve since dropped two more full-length records – ‘Sea Of Cowards’ (2010) and ‘Dodge And Burn’ (2015) – in between the members’ other respective projects, including Mosshart’s band The Kills.During a recent interview with Consequence Of Sound, Mosshart was asked if a Dead Weather reunion could be on the cards. “Your guess is as good as mine,” she replied.“The band was a happy accident. We walked into Jack’s new recording studio at the time to test out the room and the gear, and walked out with a whole record in the blink of an eye.

The Big Pink have shared their new single ‘Love Spins On Its Axis’, which has been co-written with Jamie T and The Kills’ Jamie Hince – you can listen to the track below.The song follows on from ‘No Angels’, which arrived in April and marked the trio’s first proper single in a decade.The Big Pink have shared ‘Love Spins On Its Axis’ this morning (June 29), which also features the London-based two-piece Dust In The Sunlight.“‘Love Spins On Its Axis’ is probably the most hopeful song I’ve ever written,” the band’s Robbie Furze said in a statement about the track, which you can hear below.“My life got pretty confusing and I started feeling like I was in a bizarre surreal war that I was never going to make it out of.“It was from the depths of that darkness that I had this moment of perfect clarity and calm. I started questioning, ‘What’s most important on this journey that I am on?’ It’s love.

The Kills are set to celebrate the 17th anniversary of their album ‘No Wow’ this summer with a special deluxe reissue.Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart’s second LP came out in 2005 and the new reissue will land on June 3.The new edition of ‘No Wow’ features the original album alongside a full album mix by Grammy-winning producer Tchad Blake.Ahead of the album’s release, Blake’s mix of the title track from ‘No Wow’ has been released, alongside a new video directed by Sally Walker-Hudecki, incorporating footage from the original, Kenneth Cappello-directed visual from 2005.Pre-order the new edition of ‘No Wow’ here and watch the new video below.The band are set to play ‘No Wow’ in full at two recently announced shows in New York City and Los Angeles, which will be their only headline gigs of 2022.Due to demand, the pair have added second gigs in each city of their run, which will see them supported by BODEGA in New York and LA Witch and Slaughterhouse in Los Angeles. You can purchase tickets here.The dates are as follows:JUNE 20226 – Los Angeles, The Mayan7 – Los Angeles, The Mayan10 – New York, Brooklyn Steel11 – New York, Brooklyn SteelBack in 2020, The Kills spoke to NME about their career-spanning B-sides and rarities album ‘Little Bastards’ and how the pandemic paused their plans to record their first studio album since 2016’s ‘Ash And Ice’.“We were in the middle of making a new record when lockdown happened,” Hince told us.

The Kills have announced details of two shows in California and New York this summer. Tickets will be on sale here.The English-American rock duo is set to play Los Angeles’ The Mayan on June 6 with opener L.A Witch before stopping at New York City’s Brooklyn Steel on June 10 where they’ll play with BODEGA.