reunion of retained coolness of artistic simplifcation!

a confirmed reader knows my faible for extraordinary artist characters, female or male - don`t matter in the end. in former times brian molko has been considered as the unchallenged first in my personal category. i think it has been changed a little bit so far. i won`t stop short of doing saying he lost his validity in all. but after a mind-blowing reverberation of a groundbreaking masterpiece "sleeping with ghosts" circumstances have changed during the last few years. he left something since there. these small but nice things between the lines. the mystery or magic of his together aloof and vulnerable seemingly person often came from his tightrope walk between a crosswise "ignorance" and absolutely concentrated passion on stage. such as allocation to music and announcements in the world in general, his kind of rebellious attitude, most however an inconceiveable splendid latent ambiguity of a lyrical remarkable well-nigh poetical tongue beyond daily routine broadening oneselves horizon right up to mediate awareness of life were the main reasons for having dealed with them. nowadays all things around placebo seem to be planned down to the very last detail and going uninspiring boring, almost exsanguinous. where has all that formerly unique and spellbound latent vitality gone? where`s all the hidden subliminal unselfconscious viridity? to much love, peace and harmony. oversized ballons in the audience. this detracts from main issues. well-nigh punch and judy show. an overkill even for (a) "placebo".

hopefully this won`t kill the kills, a further all-time artist favourite of ours. alison mosshart and jamie hince still possess above-named property "hidden subliminal unselfconscious viridity" more than ever. just retained coolness of artificial simplifcation without losing all drive and power therefore! the magic word, the door opener, a key-and-lock principle, whose symbiosis fits perfectly. but see and convince for yourself! trusting that we`ll produce you proof of one of the best performing independent artists in place, here are two worthwile nuggets - an new and an old one - for watching!

"satellite / baby says / pots and pans"
(rare acoustic session, sxsw austin 2011)
by
the kills

"you don’t love me & steppin razor "
(acoustic cover from originally dawn penn & joe higg)
by
the kills
"you don’t love me & steppin razor"
(cover from originally dawn penn & joe higg)
by
the kills