Concert Reviews: The Kills KILL IT AT Brooklyn Steel

Can I just talk about the freakin superstar that is Alison Mosshart!?! I have never been in more admiration and fear of a woman in my life. She approaches the stage like she is both a bomb squad and the bomb, all at once, which made The Kills Brooklyn Steel concert one of the best I have seen. Why? Because a fierce queen cannot be denied.
The Kills – Siberian Nights (Official Video)

While The Kills are a dynamic duo, Mosshart is the lead vocalist, which, naturally, makes her the one you watch. Yet, before I gush further on Mosshart, Jamie Hince is not one to be left behind. He hisses and swerves his guitar like he has a snake rapped around him. He gushes forward at the bites/ riffs this snake/ guitar causes, and its venom spills over songs such as, “Kissy Kissy”, “Sour Cherry”, and “Whirling Eye”. He just stands and causes delirium in sound, while Mosshart moves around the stage as if she is fighting Music. I have NEVER seen anyone jolt and jilt through their performance quite like this singer. It was as if she was battling an invisible Avenger to radiate vocals that, again, ignited people’s inner warrior. You do not go to a The Kills’ concert without having a small voice in your head saying, “I wish I could kick some ass”. That emotion is an automatic given as you hear and see Mosshart bash the drums like she is summoning herself into battle. I, personally, felt riveted and exhausted for her because she has the energy of 15 people within her, and they are all battling to get their voice and personality heard through her. From “Echo Home” to “Baby Says”, her voice never loses its smokiness, but fluctuates in how it vapes its fiery, aired quality. In the same way, smoke rises so does she, but she never loses her aura of deadliness. Hence, my mutual fascination and feeling of danger as she rocked the stage. Together, Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart could, literally, beat the world up and, nowadays, you kind of feel like that needs to happen.
The Kills – Doing It To Death (Official Video)

I am not promoting violence, but part of The Kills vibe as performers is that they feel like two people who would shake you to see your wrongs. They are so strong as presences, and their songs never hold back in being beacons to not just awaken your inner fight”, but also question motivations. Every person has to defend themselves in this world, and while the tools you use may vary, your reasoning may not. It is in this that you need to analyze whether your fighting the world or the world is fighting you. The difference can be seen in the messages and motions of The Kills lyrics and sound. Not many, can show you how to be fierce and righteously cool quite like them. For More Information On The Kills Click Here.
The Kills – Impossible Tracks (Official Video)