Kiss Kiss Kill Kill
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Kiss Kiss Kill Kill is a 2008 LP by the Danish
punk
trio HorrorPops
. The cover and songs convey a cinematic theme (particularly those with repressed female protagonists and escapist
themes, the obvious example being the track "Thelma and Louise
"). The album art mimics archetypical B-movie
posters, promising "Twelve Tales About Love and Murder... Starring HorrorPops". Only "Boot to Boot" doesn't conform to the film formula. Inspired by the rioting in Copenhagen
that followed the destruction of the Ungdomshuset
(Youth House), an anarcho-punk
squat and cultural center
, by police
forces in 2007. Of the album's sound, lead singer Patrica Day stated in the Hellcat
review of the album
that the band was started "So that we could play all kinds of music [but]... We really wanted to get back to the classic new wave feel that we love. And I think our excitement about these songs has made a hell of difference."
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
trio HorrorPops
HorrorPops
HorrorPops are a Danish punk band that formed in 1996. The band's sound is rooted in psychobilly, pop punk, rockabilly, and new wave.-History:...
. The cover and songs convey a cinematic theme (particularly those with repressed female protagonists and escapist
Escapist
Escapist may refer to:*The Escapist , an online games advocacy magazine*The Escapist , an online games culture magazine*The Escapist , a comic book character...
themes, the obvious example being the track "Thelma and Louise
Thelma and Louise
Thelma & Louise is a 1991 film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri, the film's plot revolves around Thelma and Louise's escape from their troubled and caged lives. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, and co-stars Harvey Keitel as a...
"). The album art mimics archetypical B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
posters, promising "Twelve Tales About Love and Murder... Starring HorrorPops". Only "Boot to Boot" doesn't conform to the film formula. Inspired by the rioting in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
that followed the destruction of the Ungdomshuset
Ungdomshuset
Ungdomshuset was the popular name of the building formally named Folkets Hus located on Jagtvej 69 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, which functioned as an underground scene venue for music and rendezvous point for varying autonomen and leftist groups from 1982 until 2007 when—after prolonged conflict—it...
(Youth House), an anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
squat and cultural center
Cultural center
A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run...
, by police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
forces in 2007. Of the album's sound, lead singer Patrica Day stated in the Hellcat
Hellcat
- Military :* F6F Hellcat, the primary United States Navy aircraft carrier fighter in the second half of World War II* M18 Hellcat was a United States tank destroyer used in World War II...
review of the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
that the band was started "So that we could play all kinds of music [but]... We really wanted to get back to the classic new wave feel that we love. And I think our excitement about these songs has made a hell of difference."
Track listing
- "Thelma and Louise"
- "MissFit"
- "Boot2Boot"
- "Heading for the Disco?"
- "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill"
- "Everything's everything"
- "Hitchcock Starlet"
- "Highway 55"
- "HorrorBeach Pt. II"
- "Copenhagen Refugee"
- "Keep My Picture!"
- "Private Hall of Shame"
- "Rebel Yell" live (Japanese / LP bonus track)