''KILL'' is the sixth album by
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
rock band
Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece American rock band formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan. Their music was described by AllMusic as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal. The band achieved recognition in 2003 with the sin ...
, which was released in October 2009.
Release
Prior to its release, the working title for the album was ''Sign of the Beefcarver'', named after a restaurant in Detroit.
The album was released by
Metropolis Records on October 20, 2009. A music video for the album's opening track, ''Body Shot'', was released earlier in the same month.
The cross-stitch cover art for ''KILL'' was produced by Detroit artist/writer Shannon McCarthy.
Track listing
All songs written by
Tyler Spencer
Tyler Spencer (born January 22, 1972), also known as Dick Valentine, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. He is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and co-founder of the rock band Electric Six.
Career
Spencer fou ...
.
# "Body Shot" – 3:46
# "Waste of Time and Money" – 3:28
# "Egyptian Cowboy" – 4:20
# "Escape from Ohio" – 3:11
# "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" – 3:04
# "One Sick Puppy" – 2:53
# "Steal Your Bones" – 4:20
# "My Idea of Fun" – 3:17
# "I Belong in a Factory" – 2:32
# "The Newark Airport Boogie" – 3:00
# "Simulated Love" – 3:30
# "You're Bored" – 1:45
# "White Eyes" – 4:20
Personnel
Electric Six
*
Dick Valentine – vocals
*
Tait Nucleus? – synthesizer
* The Colonel – guitar
* – guitar
* Smörgåsbord – bass
* Percussion World – drums
Additional musicians
* John R. Dequindre – bass on track 5
* Kristin von Bernthal – background vocals on track 7
* Matt Aljian – timpani on track 7
* Korin Louise Visocchi – background vocals on track 11
Legacy
* "The Newark Airport Boogie" was included on a charity fund-raising album, ''The Haiti Project'', which was released to raise money to aide relief efforts related to the
2010 Haiti earthquake
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. Other artists on this release included
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s- ...
and
Eureka Machines
Eureka Machines are a British pop rock band based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who formed in 2007.Vibrations Magazine Interview, March 2008 The band consists of Chris Catalyst (also of The Sisters of Mercy and The God Damn Whores) on lead ...
.
* A demo version of "White Eyes" was subsequently made available online via the band's SoundCloud page after, initially, being announced for inclusion on their ''
Mimicry and Memories
''Mimicry and Memories'' is a compilation album by Electric Six. Disc one, ''Mimicry'', is composed of cover songs. Disc two, ''Memories'', consists of demos, B-sides and rarities. It was funded through a Kickstarter campaign and self-released di ...
'' album but later being omitted.
*
Dick Valentine recorded an acoustic version of "Steal Your Bones" for his solo album ''Quiet Time''.
* Demos of "Waste of Time and Money", "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" and "I Belong in a Factory" were subsequently released on ''The Dick Valentine Raw Collection''.
* The band performed a stripped-down version of "Steal Your Bones" on their third live album ''Chill Out!''.
References
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2009 albums
Electric Six albums
Metropolis Records albums