A Midnight Boom inspires the Kills' new album

Although phone-key bleeps and dialtone samples drive the beat from the first track on The Kills’ upcoming album Midnight Boom, the London duo recently told Billboard they’ll be damned before anyone pays $2.99 to hear snippets of it emanating from their cells. “I hate the ringtone thing; I think its destroying music,” Jamie Hince specified. Oh well, T-Pain it is then!

Produced by Alex Epton/Armani XXXchange, the new record is due out March 18 on Domino and is supposedly the result of Hince and co-member Allison Mosshart shooting for “modern playground songs” with “upbeat melodies and dark lyrics.” Perhaps there will be a secret track re-interpretation of “The Ballad of Ms. Mary Mack” that explores in depth her penchant for dark attire and tendency toward elephantine hallucination.

In another interview, Mosshart explained that the album’s title refers to “the evening, from midnight to 6 a.m. That’s the glory time of creativity and secrecy.”

Midnight Boom track list:
"U.R.A Fever"
"Cheap and Cheerful"
"Tape Song"
"Getting Down"
"Last Day of Magic"
"Hook and Line"
"Black Balloon"
"M.E.X.I.C.O.C.U."
"Sour Cherry"
"Alphabet Pony"
"What New York Used"
"Goodnight Bad"