Name: Ash and Ice
Brand: The Kills

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

wigcd289

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-06-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0887828028924

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Kills

Genre GB

Garage / Surf / Trash

Label GB

Domino

Over their almost decade-and-a-half career, The Kills have released four records. Each one a restless, reckless enigmatic art statement that bristled with tension, anxiety, sex, unstudied cool and winking ennui, yet not one of them sounded like the previous one. 'Ash and Ice' is the follow up to 2011's critically lauded 'Blood Pressures' and was five years in the making in part due to Jamie Hince's five hand surgeries, which resulted in him having to re-learn how to play guitar with a permanently damaged finger. Unlike earlier albums, which have largely been written and recorded at Key Club Studio in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the bulk of the recording for 'Ash and Ice' took place in a rented house in LA and at the world famous Electric Lady Studios in NYC. It was during Hince's recuperation from surgery that he first started sketching out what would become the songs for the album. To shake up the writing process, Hince booked a solo trip on the infamous Trans-Siberian Express for inspiration while Alison Mosshart, now residing in Nashville, TN, wrote some of the most affecting, poetically candid lyrics that she ever has, painting word pictures that mine the dangerous terrain between romantic obsession, prophecy and tough love. Where previous albums had an air of detachment and emotional austerity, underpinned by an uneasy self-awareness and unexpressed anger, the 13 songs on 'Ash and Ice' are more understated, less tempestuous and more affecting because of that, exposing the kind of push-pull you feel when you find yourself in a complicated but all-consuming relationship. 'Ash and Ice' is The Kills at their emotionally charged, arresting best. Prepare to be slayed.CD - Jewel case includes 20 page booklet with lyrics and artwork.LP - Heavyweight Double Black Vinyl with Download.2LP - Limited edition version of the album on Double coloured vinyl (blue swirl / pink swirl). Housed in a wide spine jacket with gold foil imprint. Includes 2 x 24"x24" fold-out posters. Includes 2 x printed inner sleeves.Includes MP3 download card.

Ash and Ice

Music GB