Kill (Electric Six album)
KILL is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six.
KILL | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 20, 2009 | |||
Studio | Big Sky Recording, Ann Harbor, Michigan | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 43:24 | |||
Label | Metropolis Records | |||
Producer | Electric Six, Zach Shipps | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
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Classic Rock | |
PopMatters | |
Sphere Magazine |
KILL cross-stitch cover art was produced by Detroit artist/writer Shannon McCarthy
Track listing
All songs written by Tyler Spencer.
- "Body Shot" – 3:46
- "Waste of Time and Money" – 3:28
- "Egyptian Cowboy" – 4:20
- "Escape from Ohio" – 3:11
- "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" – 3:04
- "One Sick Puppy" – 2:53
- "Steal Your Bones" – 4:20
- "My Idea of Fun" – 3:17
- "I Belong in a Factory" – 2:32
- "The Newark Airport Boogie" – 3:00
- "Simulated Love" – 3:30
- "You're Bored" – 1:45
- "White Eyes" – 4:20
Personnel
- Electric Six
- Dick Valentine – vocals
- Tait Nucleus? – synthesizer
- The Colonel – guitar
- Johnny Na$hinal – guitar
- Smörgåsbord – bass[6]
- Percussion World – drums
- Additional musicians
- John R. Dequindre – bass on track 5
- Kristin von Bernthal – background vocals on track 7
- Matt Aljian – timpani on track 7
- Korin Louise Visocchi – background vocals on track 11
Legacy
- "The Newark Airport Boogie" was included on a charity fund-raising album, The Haiti Project, released to raise money to aide relief efforts related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[7]
- A demo version of "White Eyes" was subsequently made available online via the band's SoundCloud page after, initially, being announced for inclusion on their Mimicry and Memories album but later being omitted.[8][9]
- Dick Valentine recorded an acoustic version of "Steal Your Bones" for his solo album Quiet Time.[10]
- Demos of "Waste of Time and Money", "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" and "I Belong in a Factory" were subsequently released on The Dick Valentine Raw Collection.[11]
- The band performed a stripped-down version of "Steal Your Bones" on their third live album Chill Out!.[12][13]
References
- "Kill by Electric Six". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- Lymangrover, Jason. "CD Review: Electric Six - Kill review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- Yates, Catherine (March 2010). "Electric Six - Kill". Classic Rock. No. 142. p. 91.
- Dietzel, Andrew (15 February 2010). "Electric Six: Kill". PopMatters.
- Peeroo, Adam (10 September 2009). "CD Review: Electric Six - 'Kill'". Spheremag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- https://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Kill/release/1982688
- https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Haiti-Project/release/2110020
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/e6absolutetreasure/mimicry-and-memories/posts/899881
- https://soundcloud.com/electricsixofficial/white-eyes-october-2008
- https://www.discogs.com/Dick-Valentine-Quiet-Time/release/9110290
- https://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dick-Valentine-Roulette-Stars-Of-Metro-Detroit-Original-Soundtrack-Raw/release/8916171
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/e6absolutetreasure/a-very-electric-sixmas-and-chill-out
- https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/electric-six/2018/smalls-bar-hamtramck-mi-33ef1499.html
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