Blood Pressures

The Kills | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 5, 2011
• Release Date: April 5, 2011
• Label: Domino Recording Co.
• Copyright: 2011 Domino Record Co
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• Total Length: 41:55
• Genres:
  • Alternative Rock
• ASIN: B004T6WEF0
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,634 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars "BLOOD PRESSURES" CONTAINS SOME OF THE KILLS BEST MATERIAL April 5, 2011

By nin/ja77

Format:Audio CD

The Kills return with their fourth album "Blood Pressures" which is the follow up to 2008's "Midnight Boom". So whats happened in the three years since "Midnight Boom"? Well Alison Mosshart spent the last couple of years singing and touring with The Dead Weather(jack white) and Jamie Hince has spent most of his time with Fiancée supermodel Kate Moss! There was even some doubt a while back if we would get another Kills record as Alison seemed happy enough to continue with The Dead Weather(not that the dead weather have broken up), but thankfully we have got another record as "Blood Pressures" features some of The Kills best work to date!

Where as last record "Midnight Boom" saw The Kills adopt a much more pop friendly sound than its two predecessors "Keep You On The Mean Side" and "No Wow", "Blood Pressures" is a lot darker, dirtier and heavier! That was evident when we first got to hear new single "Satellite" which is one of the heaviest tracks The Kills have ever done, the guitars are gritty, the chorus is big and bluesy. It was now clear that Alison's time in The Dead Weather is probably responsible for this new sound. The Kills set their intentions early on the album with opener "Future Starts Slow" which has a big drum sound(it starts out like the yeah yeah yeahs track "Mystery Girl" just heavier) and a shared vocal between Mosshart and Hince, It does not sound like a track done by two people and a drum machine, Hince's guitar playing sounds great also.

Track three "Heart Is A Beating drum" is one of the stand out tracks on the album that has a great blues riff and features a ping pong sound in the background that is also heard in "Nail In My Coffin" which is a song that wouldn't have been out of place on "Midnight Boom" and features loads of "oh oh oh oh oh's". Jamie goes it alone on the subdued "Wild charms" which works as more of an intro into "DNA" which is again grittier and heavier than The Kills ever were before. The ballad "The Last Goodbye" sung brilliantly with passion by Mosshart is a wonderful song that will probably see a lot of camera phone action.

The album finishes with "Pots And pans" which is a song you can imagine Jack White would be proud of. "Blood Pressures" shows real progress on The Kills part, especially on Mosshart's(this is her fourth full record since 2008) part as she sounds like her time away with The Dead Weather has taught her everything doesn't have to be minimal. This is really a great album by The Kills their most ambitious to date and on this form you can only see them evolve more!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Kills Kill It Again! June 12, 2011

By lizardkiss

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Have their first three records, and each one is awesome. They have really proved their greatness with Blood Pressures. More polished than their previous efforts without sacrificing their trademark gritty sound. Though I would love them to retain their indie-ness, and be my favorite little secret, but this album is going to put them on the map. If you haven't heard them yet, you soon will. And if you enjoy their music, be SURE to catch them live! Spinetinglingly amazing. Alison Mosshart is a force to be reckoned with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars "I love you, just not the way you want..." April 17, 2011

By ADRIENNE MILLER

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Blood Pressures by The Kills is another amazing, creative and catchy album from rock/punk duo, Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince. After their third, groundbreaking album - Midnight Boom, I pondered how these two smart musicians would be able to top that incredible feat? Well, I am more than happy to say that Blood Pressures was definitely worth the wait! The opening track, Future Starts Slow is the strongest track hands down. The song has a killer hook and you can't help but sing along: "No longing for the moonlight, no longing for the sun, no longer will I curse the bad I've done..." And just like their previous album - there is not one song that I skip. This album is more diverse and more traditional rock. On the song, The Last Goodbye we get to hear Alison's sensitive side - such a beautiful and tender ballad. Baby Says sounds like a cross between a '60s girl group song and a '80s new wave song. Heart is a Beating Drum and Nail in My Coffin are some of the other standout tracks. You Don't Own the Road is just pure, sweaty fun with Jamie rocking out on his distorted, blistering guitars. And then by the last track, Pots and Pans - I wasn't quite sure if this was a break-up kind of song or a twisted, sick love song? All I know is that quirky song is pure magic with Alison's sexy voice repeating the last lyric over and over: "These are the days we'll never forget when the dawn, dawns on you." So what that in mind, I highly recommend this pitch-perfect album...enjoy!