I found this album floating around the interwebs the other day. The band is called The Kills, and if you're not familiar with them then this is album is a great place to start due to its simplicity and accessibility. For those who are familiar with their earlier work, the minimalist rock sound certainly continues but this album has a very bluesy feel to it. I've heard this newer sound criticized as too "Black Keys/White Stripe-esque" but I reject the premise of that argument for two simple reasons: #1 You can't sound too much like the Black Keys or White Stripes without it being by default, beautiful music; #2 Just because something sounds like the blues doesn't mean it's a rip-off of the Black Keys or the White Stripes. Neither Dan Auerbach or Pat Carney nor Jack or Meg White invented the blues. Anyway, physical copies will be in stores on April 5, but for now you can download the whole album here.
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