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Midnight Boom
Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 33m

Midnight Boom

The Kills

Skeletal drum machine beats and jagged guitar stabs define this late-night urban concept album. A masterclass in minimalist tension and cool, gritty rock.

March 10, 2008 · Domino

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A sharp, restless energy that oscillates between urban cool and emotional exhaustion.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 33m
01
U.R.A. Fever
2:16
02
Cheap and Cheerful
2:26
03
Tape Song
3:35
04
Getting Down
2:55
05
Last Day of Magic
3:21
06
Hook and Line
2:03
07
Black Balloon
3:46
08
M.E.X.I.C.O.
1:37
09
Sour Cherry
3:06
10
Alphabet Pony
1:45
11
What New York Used to Be
3:15
12
Goodnight Bad Morning
3:51
Moments Worth Listening For
The hypnotic, repetitive guitar riff of U.R.A. Fever that feels like a physical pulse.
The sudden, jarring handclaps and playground-chant energy that breaks the tension in Sour Cherry.
The way the album finally exhales on Goodnight Bad Morning, trading the drum machine for a fragile piano melody.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Midnight Boom sound next to the rest of The Kills's catalogue?

Love Lost+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

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