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No Wow
Rock · 2005 · 11 tracks

No Wow

The Kills

Skeletal drum machines and jagged guitars create a masterclass in minimalist tension. A gritty, late-night transmission of urban blues and post-punk friction.

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It's like a blues record made by robots in a basement in 2005.

A high-tension wire of urban isolation and predatory cool.

No Wow · vs · The Kills
Deadpan+2.0σ

The vocals lean notably further into deadpan than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
No Wow / Telephone Radio Germany
4:48
02
Love Is a Deserter
3:49
03
Dead Road 7
3:23
04
The Good Ones
3:30
05
I Hate the Way You Love
3:38
06
I Hate the Way You Love, Part 2
1:46
07
At the Back of the Shell
2:28
08
Sweet Cloud
5:06
09
Rodeo Town
4:24
10
Murdermile
4:25
11
Ticket Man
2:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, mechanical thud of the title track opening the record like a factory machine coming to life.
The sudden, sharp guitar stabs in 'Love Is a Deserter' that feel like physical jolts against the steady beat.
The haunting, slowed-down blues crawl of 'Rodeo Town' that strips the duo's sound to its most vulnerable core.
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