May as well get this out of the way: Torontos Love Kills sound a lot like the Raveonettes. With the fuzzy guitar styles of the Jesus & Mary Chain, combined with girl/boy vocal harmonies and classic 50s and 60s song structures, its not a hard comparison to make. But leaving that aside, this is a really fun seven-song EP, and when listening to "Adeline or the title track, you might just forget about that Danish duo for a while. The voices of Heather Flood and Patrick Rijd are spot-on, and Tom Floods fuzzy guitar work isnt over the top, and it fills out the sound really well. Ending on the pretty-sounding "Two Hearts is a sweet touch, since youre left wanting more. Bring on the full-length, and lets see how they can develop their sound into something they can truly call their own.
(Independent)Love Kills
She'll Break Your Heart EP
BY Rob BoltonPublished Aug 1, 2006