The Kills

The Kills use minimalism and restraint to sound like the most explosive band you've ever heard. On No Wow, duo Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince intertwine their dead-eyed sex talk around bare-bones riff rock with Casio backbeats. It's a sleazy, pulsating mix without any good intentions.

Alison Mosshart -- who moans her way through eleven tales of bad love on the Kills' second
album -- grew up in Florida hating the sunshine and heat. So naturally she moved to
London, where she teamed with Jamie Hince. Together, they caress and torture their
guitars for a sound that's bleak, minimal and makes no distinction between sexual
excitement, anger and despair. Comparisons to PJ Harvey do not end there. The... More >