The Kills are an English-American indie rock band formed by American vocalist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince. Since 2002, The Kills have released six studio albums, four extended plays, 21 singles, 16 music videos, a documentary, and have contributed original material to two compilations. The Kills debuted in 2002 with the Black Rooster EP, released on Domino Records. The duo's debut full-length album, Keep on Your Mean Side, was released the following year. The album peaked at number 47 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart, while the single "Fried My Little Brains" peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. The Kills followed up with No Wow in 2005 and Midnight Boom in 2008. No Wow was the first of the group's releases to chart in the United States, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard "Top Heatseekers" chart. No Wow also charted in the UK, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The group's third album, Midnight Boom charted in a total of nine countries, including the album's first appearance on the Billboard 200 at number 133. Between The Kills' 21 singles, five have charted in the United Kingdom. A tour documentary titled I Hate the Way You Love was included with a limited number of copies of No Wow.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK US AUS AUT BEL(FL) FRA GER NLD SCOPeaks in Scotland: Keep on Your Mean Side: No Wow: Midnight Boom: Blood Pressures: Ash & Ice: God Games: SWI Keep on Your Mean SideReleased: 1 April 2003 Label: Rough Trade Formats: CD, LP 47 — — — — 75 — — 40 — No WowReleased: 8 March 2005 Label: RCA, Rough Trade Formats: CD, LP Early copies included documentaryI Hate the Way You Love. 56 — — — 28 22 — 96 49 — Midnight BoomReleased: 18 March 2008 Label: Domino (#164) Formats: CD, LP 47 133 — 66 13 23 — 68 52 56 Blood PressuresReleased: 5 April 2011 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP 40 37 43 31 16 8 33 38 36 16 Ash & IceReleased: 3 June 2016 Label: Domino Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download 18 45 21 15 25 11 25 51 12 14 God GamesReleased: 27 October 2023 Label: Domino Formats: CD, LP, digital download 66 — — 39 139 46 31 — 16 70 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions USIndie Live at Third Man Records Released: 25 June 2013 Recorded: 10 October 2012 Label: Third Man (#188) Formats: 12-inch LP — Live at Electric Lady Studios Released: 21 April 2018 Recorded: 14 February 2017 Label: Electric Lady (#002) Formats: 12-inch LP Limited RSD 2018 Release (2700 copies) 40
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKIndie USSales FRA Little BastardsReleased: 11 December 2020 Label: Domino Formats: CD, digital 38 51 140
Extended plays Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKSalesBlack Rooster EP: The Last Goodbye: Echo Home: USHeat Black Rooster EPReleased: 28 May 2002 Label: Domino (#144) Formats: CD, 12-inch EP 14 — Fried My Little BrainsReleased: 2003 Label: Domino Formats: CD, 10-inch EP, 7-inch EP — — Run Home SlowReleased: 2005 Label: Rough Trade Formats: CD Released only in the United States — — Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)Released: 20 January 2009 Label: Domino Formats: digital — 39 The Last GoodbyeReleased: 2011 Label: Domino Formats: CD, 10-inch EP, 7-inch EP 10 — Echo Home Non-Electric EPReleased: 2017 Label: Domino Formats: 10-inch EP, digital 64 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles Title Year Album UK UKIndie USDance AUSHit.Peaks on the ARIA Hitseekers chart: "Satelite": "Future Starts Slow": BEL(WA)Tip CZRock FRA MEX SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Fried My Little Brains": "The Good Ones": "Love Is a Deserter": "No Wow": "U.R.A. Fever": "Last Day of Magic": "Tape Song": "Black Balloon": SPA "Fuck the People" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — Keep on Your Mean Side "Fried My Little Brains" 55 5 — — — — — — 58 — "Pull a U" 80 17 — — — — — — — — "The Good Ones" 2005 23 2 — — — — — — 26 — No Wow "Love Is a Deserter" 44 4 — — — — — — 37 — "No Wow"2006 53 7 — — — — — — 47 — "U.R.A. Fever" 2008 — 5 — — — — — — 38 — Midnight Boom "Cheap and Cheerful" — 40 — — — — — — — — "Last Day of Magic" — 6 — — — — — — 92 — "Tape Song" — 5 — — — — 81 — 46 — "Black Balloon" 2009 — 13 — — — — 74 — 40 — "Willow Weep for Me" — — — — — — — — — —His Way, Our Way "Satellite"2011 — — 10 18 33 13 — 30 — — Blood Pressures "Future Starts Slow" — — — 15 27 — — 34 — — "Baby Says" — — — — — — — — — — "The Last Goodbye" 2012 — — — — — — — 47 — 45 "Doing It to Death"2016 — — — — — 13 — 37 — — Ash & Ice "Heart of a Dog" — — — — — — — 41 — — "Siberian Nights" — — — — — — — — — — "List of Demands (Reparations)" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "New York" / "LA Hex" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — God Games "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Music videos Year Title Director(s) 2003 "Fried My Little Brains" Grant Gee 2005 "Kissy Kissy" Morgan Lebus "The Good Ones" Rojo "Love is a Deserter" Mark Davis "No Wow" Kenneth Cappello 2007 "U.R.A. Fever" Sophie Muller 2008 "Cheap and Cheerful" "Last Day of Magic" "Tape Song" Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart 2009 "Black Balloon" Kenneth Cappello 2011 "Satellite" Sophie Muller "Future Starts Slow" Philip Andelman "Baby Says" Ben Crook 2012 "The Last Goodbye" Samantha Morton"Wild Charms"Kenneth Cappello 2016 "Doing It to Death" Wendy Morgan"Heart Of A Dog"Sophie Muller "Siberian Nights" Giovanni Ribisi"Impossible Tracks"Ellis Bahl 2018"List of Demands (Reparations)"Ben Strebel 2020"Raise Me" (Demo)Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart"I Put A Spell On You"unknown"Passion is Accurate""Blue Moon"Jamie Hince"Weed Killer"Sally Walker Hudecki 2021"The Search For Cherry Red"Chris Steyer, unknown 2023"LA Hex"Andrew Theodore Balasia"New York""103"Steven Sebring"Wasterpiece"Noel Paul
Original contributions to compilations Year Track Compilation Label 2002 "Restaurant Blouse" If the Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist It Would be Necessary Be Invent It 5 Rue Christine 2006 "I Call It Art" Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited Virgin/Verve Forecast
A Credited as "VV and Hotel"
References
External links Official The Kills website