Kill Hannah--Until There's Nothing Left Of Us

I’m going to start this off with a quote from Billy Corgan about Kill Hannah, "They may have a sexually ambiguous nature – like me. They may sing in a high nasal voice – like me. But unlike me, they are the future of Chicago rock." I don’t know about that last part, but the rest of it is completely true, if not more so. Mat Devine’s high-pitched voice could be confused for a singer of female persuasion, and the band’s matching eye liner and haughty poses reveal that their glam image has gotten, well, even glamier. Beginning life in a dorm room at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kill Hannah has quickly risen to a larger-than-life position, in both looks and sound, and that expansive sound is celebrated in their third album.

Coming off as a less nocturnal Smashing Pumpkins or a more distorted Hole, "Until There’s Nothing Left of Us" is a powerful pop package. Songs like "Lips Like Morphine" and "Crazy Angel" could hold weight and pack a punch on their own, whereas softer and more sinister tunes like "Black Poison Blood" (note the up-beat titles) and the piano-solo "Scream" show that Kill Hannah can still win without heavily distorted guitars and a million other things spinning around your ears. With powerful instrumentals and pleasurably melodic vocals, Kill Hannah’s third release paints a whopping sonic picture and lives up to their image. Eye liner and all.

(Published at ComfortComes.com)