LOS ANGELES-BASED BAND
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KRO Records is very proud to debut the newest video from Kills Birds, "Worthy Girl," which premiered via LADYGUNN,
who call the band "The Rock Band We Need Right Now." The incendiary
track, which Kim Gordon says is "hot as f*ck," is joined by an equally
striking companion video, directed by Kills Birds vocalist Nina Ljeti.
NYLON, who premiered the "Worthy Girl" track, declared the song to be "mandatory listening" in an exclusive track premiere. "Starting
off sounding like PJ Harvey, 'Worthy Girl' then erupts into a staccato
stop/start post punk dispatch, spat from the heart," wrote Doubtful Sounds. "Great energy and no-fucking-around dynamics that make swift work of two and a half minutes. Great stuff." "The Los Angeles band's gritty new guitar-rock rumbler aches and thrashes in all the right spaces and places," raved Vanyaland. "'Worthy Girl' suggests big things are ahead for the quartet."
KILLS BIRDS
arrives via KRO Records on Friday, September 20. The band will be
playing Echo Park Rising on August 16th, a local show playing LA's
Bootleg Theater on September 19, and the band just announced they'll be
playing at Desert Daze in October.
"Ow"
followed earlier this summer, joined by a raw performance video
directed by actor/filmmaker Cris Gris and streaming via YouTube HERE. "'Ow" has the kind of reckless thrash and willfully messy lyrics that seem absent from a lot of today's guitar music," affirmed Paste in its exclusive premiere. "It
bleeds with stark confidence, primitive guitars and grating lead
vocals, and it embodies the slightly threatening but ultimately
exhilarating swagger that you get from spitting on the concrete or
gleefully launching into a mosh pit." The track "marries atmospheric verses (shades of Life Without Buildings) with a raging rock chorus," wrote Brooklyn Vegan, while The 405 enthused, "'Ow'
highlights (Kills Birds') knack for head-banging instrumentation and
well-focused fury...Lead singer Nina Ljeti, meanwhile, performs vocal
theatrics atop this cacophony, drawing the listener in with her audible
sneer." Alt Citizen praised the track as "a slimy-gorgeous banger...heavy and delicate, angry and somehow serene," adding, ""Ow"
has got breezy summer drive vibes stirred in with the slime you feel at
grungy basement shows at venues where the bathroom is so questionable
you tell yourself you can hold it in spite of all the gross cheap beer
you drank."
Kills Birds began as a secret project
between vocalist Nina Ljeti - an award-winning Bosnian-Canadian
filmmaker, now living in L.A. - and guitarist Jacob Loeb but in 2017,
evolved into a full-fledged band with the addition of Fielder Thomas
(bass) and Bosh Rothman (drums). They immediately drew attention for
their electrifying live performances, their jagged guitar-driven
melodies and slow-burning dynamics made even more explosive by Ljeti's
urgent lyricism and raw stage presence. Among the band's earliest fans
was producer - and KRO Records founder - Justin Raisen, who not only
signed Kills Birds to his growing label roster, but opted to produce
their remarkable debut album as well. Recorded nearly live over an
intense eight-hour session, KILLS BIRDS expertly captures the
band's on-stage energy, its feral, unfettered power fueled throughout by
the extraordinary intensity of Ljeti's striking songcraft.
"The album is very personal," Ljeti says. "As
a whole, it has no concept, but each song is reflective of what I
struggled with, and continue to struggle with. Feelings of insecurity,
anxiety, inadequacy, and ultimately love. Love is the main driving force
behind everything I create."
"The instrumentation helps clarify those feelings," she continues. "When
Jacob and I write, Jacob is able to understand what I'm feeling, and he
uses the instrumentation to elevate the piece to a whole new level. He
honors the words and challenges me to find the best method of
expression. His contribution is brave- he works without ego to benefit
the emotion of the song. Same goes with Fielder and Bosh. Completing the
puzzle. We are all emotional beings. And we struggle with what everyone
struggles with. Our ultimate goal is to stay true to that, no matter
what. We play together because we crave honesty, and we want to do
justice to love in all its forms."
RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
TRACKLISTING
1. Worthy Girl
2. Jesus Did
3. Ow
4. Volcano
5. New Friend
6. Only Yellow
7. Tear Up
8. High
9. Ok Hurricane
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