The Kills Are Yours To Sample

added 28 February 2008 at 10.18

Ahead of the release of their new album, 'Midnight Boom', The Kills are offering fans the chance to hear the album one track at a time, one day at a time.

Starting today (Febraury 27) and for the next 12 days until the release of The Kills' new album on 'Midnight Boom' - described by singer Alison Mosshart as "that kind of magic time between about midnight and six in the morning" - on March 10, fans will, be able to stream one album track per day on Midnightboom.com. Fans will further be able to access a postcard style image corresponding to each track every day.

Fans will also have the chance to remix the band's new single, 'Cheap & Cheerful', through the website.

'Cheap & Cheerful' is released on March 3 through Domino Records while 'Midnight Boom' follows a week after.

The Kills tour starts this Friday in Glasgow. Tickets are on sale now from the Xfm Xchange on 0871 222 1049 or from the Xfm Online Ticket Shop here. The tour dates are:

  • Glasgow Stereo (February 29) 
  • Nottingham The Art (March 2) 
  • London ICA (3)
  • Bristol The Cube (4)
  • Brighton Duke of York (6)
  • Dorset Electric Palace (7)
  • Edinburgh – Liquid Rooms (15)
  • Glasgow – Oran Mor (16)
  • Leeds - Cockpit (18)
  • Manchester Academy 3 (19)
  • Liverpool Carling Academy 2 (20)
  • Birmingham Carling Academy 2 (21)
  • London Koko (23)
  • Northampton Soundhaus (24)
  • Portsmouth – Wedgewood Rooms (25)
  • Bristol Trinity (26)
  • Oxford Zodiac at Academy (27)

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