Is it the vocals?

Nah, the chick can carry a tune, but she’s no PJ Harvey or Ella Fitzgerald.

Is it the lyrics?

Nah, I stopped reading lyrics a few years ago with the onset of middle age. The new album, Midnight Boom, carries an ‘explicit lyrics’ sticker, so they might be nasty, hardcore and homophobic, and I won’t even know it.

Is it the music?

Hmm, I don’t think so. The use of guitar and drums is certainly unusual, but I don’t suspect on the level of The White Stripes or Jimi Hendrix. (Not that I own a Hendrix album – I am too shallow.)

Is it the feeling?

Yes! Listening to The Kills makes you wanna get some tattoos, wear leather and wake up exhausted from the wild party of the night before. A little bit of escapism.
But then, last nights party was raucous, I do own a Strange Love leather jacket and I am working on the design of my first tattoo…..