The Kills Announce New Acoustic EP Featuring Rihanna Cover
By Amanda Wicks.
The Kills’ Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince released their first EP, Black Rooster, 15 years ago. To celebrate that anniversary, they have announced a special acoustic EP, Echo Home - Non-Electric EP. It includes Black Rooster’s "Wait," two Ash & Icetracks (“Echo Home” and “That Love”), and a cover of Rihanna’s “Desperado,” which they first performed last year. Watch their new rendition below. It’s out digitally and on 10" vinyl June 2 via Domino. The Kills launch their European tour at the end of May, supporting Guns N' Roses, Foo Fighters, and Bon Jovi on select dates. See their full EP tracklist and tour itinerary below.
Echo Home - Non-Electric:
01 Echo Home (album version)
02 Echo Home (acoustic)
03 Desperado (acoustic)
04 Wait (acoustic)
05 That Love (acoustic)
The Kills:
05-27 Liverpool, England - Liverpool Sound City
05-28 Margate, England - Margate Wonderland
05-30 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
06-02 Saint-Brieuc, France - Art Rock Festival
06-03 Saint-Laurent-De-Cuves, France - Papillons De Nuit Festival
06-06 Prague, Czech Republic - Roxy
06-07 Liepzig, Germany - Taubchenthal
06-09 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
06-10 Aarhus, Denmark - Northside Festival
06-13 Munich, Germany - Olympic Stadium
06-16 London, England - London Stadium *
06-17 London, England - London Stadium *
06-24 Athens, Greece - Ejekt Festival
06-19 Helsinki, Finland - Rock The Beach #
06-21 Riga, Latvia - Lucavsala Island #
06-29 Gydnia, Poland - Open'er
07-02 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-07 Lisbon, Portugal - Nos Alive
07-10 Montreaux, Switzerland - Montreaux Jazz Festival
07-12 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07-16 Berlin, Germany - Melt Festival
08-12 Bucharest, Romania - Summer Well Festival
08-15 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08-17 Gampel, Switzerland - Open Air Gampel
08-19 Zagreb, Croatia - Tvornica Kulture
08-25 Charleville Mezières, France - Cabaret Vert
08-26 Paris, France - Rock En Seine
09-19 Porto Alegre, Brazil - Anfiteatro Parque (Outdoor) %
09-21 Rio, Brazil - Rock In Rio
09-23 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Allianz Parque %
* with Guns 'N' Roses
with Foo Fighters
% with Bon Jovi
This story originally appeared on Pitchfork.
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