--- product_id: 51510418 title: "Midnight Boom" brand: "the kills" price: "S/.74" currency: PEN in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/51510418-midnight-boom store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Midnight Boom **Brand:** the kills **Price:** S/.74 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Midnight Boom by the kills - **How much does it cost?** S/.74 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/51510418-midnight-boom) ## Best For - the kills enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted the kills brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description The eagerly anticipated 'Midnight Boom' sees The Kills - rock's most enigmatic duo - offering their most stunning album yet. .co.uk Jamie "Hotel" Hince might have become tabloid fodder thanks to his relationship with Kate Moss, but the third album by The Kills, his band with American vocalist Alison "VV" Mosshart, does relatively little to tidy itself up for mainstream consumption. Midnight Boom is a typically lean set of makeshift punk-blues characterised by Hince's raw, Nick Zinner-style guitar, and Alison's bad-attitude drawl: see the opening "U.R.A Fever", a beat-up call-and-response number reminiscent of Royal Trux than sees Hince and Mosshart swapping sour quips over loping bass and drum machine thud, while "Cheap and Cheerful" sees Mosshart declaring "I want you to be crazy/'Cos you're boring baby when you're straight". The presence of producer Armani XXXchange of Baltimore hip-hop outfit Spank Rock means there's a greater emphasis here on rhythm, often of a synthetic nature: "Alphabet Pony" bumps along on robust, lo-fi drum kicks and bursts of primitive electronics, while "Black Balloon" is a slow-burner that toys with layered percussion built from hand claps, scrapers, and tapped snare. The Kills still have problems with a big, memorable chorus–-assuming, indeed, that was ever their intention--but Midnight Boom is all about grit and grooves, and it does that just fine. –Louis Pattison P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review When American Alison 'VV' Mosshart overheard Jamie 'Hotel' Hince thrashing his guitar in the hotel room above her a partnership was born. Leaving behind their pasts with Floridian punks, Discount, and British rock bands, Blyth Power and Scarfo, the pair started air mailing work tapes across the Atlantic. Overcome with frustration, Mosshartt upped sticks from sunny Florida to grey London and the Kills - a boy, a girl and a drum machine - were born.Midnight Boom is the pair's third studio album. As ever, there are elements of PJ Harvey, LCD Sound System (use of the wood block and interesting percussion) but thanks to Spank Rocks' producer, Alex Epton, a more modern funky sound. Not surprisingly, for a rock girl/boy duo, the Kills have been compared to fellow garage minimalists, the White Stripes. However in this case it's the female who leads the vocals. If Brian Molko were a girl, he'd be VV. The first single to come off this, their 3rd album, U.R.A Fever, with it's heavy trip hop beats, only hints at the dirty grungy sound that is more present through. Getting Down and Cheap and Cheerful showcase their sparse, lo-fi, minimalist approach to songwritting as handclapping and drums are played in equal measure. And yet, they give true noisy, dirty punk rock a run for its money with several fast and furious explosions such as M.E.X.I.C.O and Sour Cherry. The second single, Cheap And Cheerful, doesn't do justice to the album - but with lines like ''I want you to be crazy cos you're boring baby when you're straight'' it still hits all the right post-punk buttons. Much more melodic is the Velvet Underground-influenced Goodnight Bad Morning, all plucked acoustics and soulful vocals.Like Detroit's Stripes they have taken an anti-careerist, anti-music industry stance leading to accusations of hypocrisy in the face of a recording deal with RCA in the States. In interviews they like to brazenly smoke. It seems they're a band who like to contradict - anti-smoking smokers, anti corporate label pushers - so it's no surprise that Midnight Boom is at once melodic AND screamingly loud. What it isn't however is anything new. That said, the band does a good job with post-Strokes, New York punk rock, and Midnight Boom will please any skinny jean, leather-jacket wearing indie rocker. --Susie Goldring Find more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new window See more ## Images ![Midnight Boom - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51PHZPpR-LL.jpg) ![Midnight Boom - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61Fk-lsghfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐ Just did not grab like their other releases. *by B***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2019* It looks like I'm in the minority on this one. This one lacks the energy and intensity of their other releases. It is a bit on the short side coming in at a little over 34 minutes. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another of my favourite albums by The Kills *by R***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2015* Another of my favourite albums by The Kills. I think there are just as many memorable songs on this album, and they all have a good rhythm and style. The Kills don't necessarily evolve their sound, but they still manage to find new things to say with each song and album. I love their sound. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The quality is great! *by Y***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2019* The quality is great! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/51510418-midnight-boom](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/51510418-midnight-boom) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*