THE KILLS - Wasterpiece (Radio Date: 24-10-2023)

THE KILLS

IL NUOVO SINGOLO
"WASTERPIECE"

IL NUOVO ALBUM
GOD GAMES
ESCE QUESTO VENERDì 27 OTTOBRE

Following critically acclaimed singles ‘New York’, ‘LA Hex’, and ‘103’, The Kills share ‘Wasterpiece’ – a driving, swaggering highlight featuring layered vocals from both Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, from upcoming LP God Games, out this Friday, October 27th via Domino.

The single is accompanied by the announcement of a sprawling, 30-date tour across North America, including stops at landmark venues like NYC’s Webster Hall and The Wiltern in LA. A full list of dates, ticket pre-sale information, and general sale information, can be found here.

Where the preceding singles found The Kills exploring anxieties, both personal and collective, around a sense of place and global inhabitability, The Kills come in swinging on ‘Wasterpiece’ with the signature, seductive bravado that has defined their storied career. Taunting, self-deprecating refrains like “you’re VIP in the hall of fame / I’m RIP on the walk of shame” propel towards a tangible sense of urgency, felt as strongly in the propulsive arrangement as in the duo's vocals. The song is joined by a meditative and sardonic video from director Noel Paul (Mitski, ‘Bug Like An Angel’, Slowdive, ‘Kisses’) which places The Kills as witnesses to a tantrum of entitlement on a golf course.

Listen to ‘Wasterpiece’ here
Watch the video for ‘Wasterpiece’ here

EARLY PRAISE FOR GOD GAMES:
"The Kills are burning up" - Rolling Stone
“Their most ambitious and handsome release yet" - DIY Mag, 5 STARS
“Sun-scorched California jams” - MOJO, 4 STARS
"Darkly cinematic" - Consequence
“Venturing into fresh sonic territory" - NME
"Swaggering, hot-blooded... a real fever dream" - Brooklyn Vegan
“Finds Alison Mosshart’s dark croon sounding more cathartic than ever over Jamie Hince’s jagged guitar riffs and avant soundscapes” - Uncut
“Bites hard…it’s good to have them back” - CLASH
"The Kills explore new sonic territory while maintaining the band’s signature sound" - FLOOD
"Scorching" - MXDWN

God Games centres the primal call-and-response between Mosshart’s full body vocal catharsis and Jamie Hince’s swaggering, guillotine-smooth guitar transmissions. Stretching the boundaries of the pair’s signature sound, they chose to write from new perspectives. The results find the duo composing primarily on piano for the first time, incorporating innovative electronic and brass textures, crystal clear production and deeply human lyrics, as well as a collaboration with the Compton Kidz Club Choir on ‘LA Hex’ and ‘My Girls My Girls’. Written beginning in 2019, the duo decamped to The Church Studios to record the album with Academy® and GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Paul Epworth [Adele, Paul McCartney], who was their very first soundman in 2002.

The Kills have tallied hundreds of millions of streams across albums such as Keep On Your Mean Side [2003], No Wow [2005], Midnight Boom [2008], and Blood Pressures [2011]. Most recently, Ash & Ice [2016] spawned fan favourites, including ‘Doing It To Death’ and ‘Heart of a Dog’. Inciting critical applause, Pitchfork hailed the latter as “an ambitious record that encompasses everything they’ve done before,” and DIY rated it “4 stars.” Following the praise of Ash & Ice, the band ventured back in time, taking a deep dive into their b-sides and rarities with Little Bastards [2020], a compilation album featuring a previously unreleased demo entitled “Raise Me.” All the while, The Kills hammered away at reissuing their renowned record, No Wow (The Tchad Blake Mixes) [2022], featuring remastered and reimagined mixes of the pivotal album. In 2023, they turn their focus ahead. They’re the rare force of nature whose music leaves any onlooker awestruck, and God Games promises to further etch the marks they’ve made on bending genres and pushing musical boundaries.