Kill (Electric Six album) explained

Kill
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Electric Six
Cover:	Electric Six KILL cover.jpg
Studio:	Big Sky Recording, Ann Harbor, Michigan
Genre:	Rock
Length:	43:24
Label:	Metropolis Records
Producer:	Electric Six, Zach Shipps
Prev Title:	Flashy
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Zodiac
Next Year:	2010

Kill is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six, 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.^[1]

The album was released by Metropolis Records on October 20, 2009.^[2] A music video for the album's opening track, Body Shot, was released earlier in the same month.^[3]

The cross-stitch cover art for KILL was produced by Detroit artist/writer Shannon McCarthy.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Tyler Spencer.

1. "Body Shot" – 3:46
2. "Waste of Time and Money" – 3:28
3. "Egyptian Cowboy" – 4:20
4. "Escape from Ohio" – 3:11
5. "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" – 3:04
6. "One Sick Puppy" – 2:53
7. "Steal Your Bones" – 4:20
8. "My Idea of Fun" – 3:17
9. "I Belong in a Factory" – 2:32
10. "The Newark Airport Boogie" – 3:00
11. "Simulated Love" – 3:30
12. "You're Bored" – 1:45
13. "White Eyes" – 4:20

Personnel

Electric Six

• Dick Valentine – vocals
• Tait Nucleus? – synthesizer
• The Colonel – guitar
• – guitar
• Smörgåsbord – bass^[5]
• 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.^[6] Other artists on this release included The Wildhearts and Eureka Machines.^[7]
• 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 album but later being omitted.^{[8] [9]}
• Dick Valentine recorded an acoustic version of "Steal Your Bones" for his solo album Quiet Time.^[10]
• 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.^[11]
• The band performed a stripped-down version of "Steal Your Bones" on their third live album Chill Out!.^{[12] [13]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lipski. Christian. 2009-01-30. Nothing Wrong With Liking A Flashy Man: An Interview With Dick Valentine. 2020-08-13. Popshifter.
2. Web site: Dietzel. Andrew. 2010-02-15. Electric Six: Kill. 2020-08-13. PopMatters. en.
3. Web site: Modell. Josh. 2009-10-07. Electric Six, 'Kill' (Metropolis). 2020-08-13. Spin.
4. Web site: KILL. 2020-08-13. ElectricSix.co.uk. en-US.
5. Web site: Electric Six - Kill. 2020-08-13. Discogs. en.
6. Web site: Various - The Haiti Project. 2020-08-13. Discogs. en.
7. Web site: Rare Wildhearts song and new Ginger track on The Haiti Project Charity Download Album. 2020-08-13. The Wildhearts.
8. Web site: Update 10: "Everywhere" selected by voters as $35,000 stretch goal song, $45K stretch goal announced · Mimicry And Memories. 2020-08-13. Kickstarter. en.
9. Web site: White Eyes - October 2008. SoundCloud.
10. Web site: Dick Valentine - Quiet Time (album review). 2020-08-13. Sputnikmusic.
11. Web site: Electric Six / Dick Valentine - Roulette Stars Of Metro Detroit: Original Soundtrack / Raw. 2020-08-13. Discogs. en.
12. Web site: A Very Electric SiXmas & Chill Out!. 2020-08-13. Kickstarter. en.
13. Web site: Electric Six Setlist at Small's, Hamtramck. 2020-08-13. Setlist.fm. en.