Kills Birds – Volcano: Band at Doug Fir 3/6

There’s no better band out there right now than Kills Birds and they’re going to be at Doug Fir on 3/6.

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“The debut album from Kills Birds is a furious, fuzzy bombshell…The album’s rumbling, squealing opening track is the perfect soundtrack to 100 beers spilling on the floor of a dark rock club.”

“This fledgling Los Angeles quartet led by Bosnian-born singer Nina Ljeti doesn’t waste any time on its combustible 26-minute debut album.”

“Kills Birds has already pulled off the rare feat of making a confrontational rock record with the kind of buzz reserved for emerging pop acts… Watching Kills Birds onstage, it’s hard not to be taken in and shaken up.”

LA-based band, Kills Birds are taking their wild live show to Doug Fir on March 6. LA Times says, “Watching Kills Birds onstage, it’s hard not to be taken in and shaken up.” Kim Gordon has called the music “hot as f*ck,” and Reggie Watts has been urging his fans to listen, while Buzzbands LA has pointed people towards the next live show, saying they are sure to put on “a hell of a show.”

They sold out their release show in September at Bootleg Theater to celebrate their first LP. The band also just played their first festival, and according to LA Times, “It almost certainly will not be their last big festival set.” LA Times also noted Nina Ljeti’s vocal performance, saying, “You could see echoes of iconic frontpeople like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O or even Joy Division’s Ian Curtis in the way she writhed and stabbed the air onstage, moving like a wick on a smoking firecracker.”

The band recently released their self-titled, debut album via KRO Records, with a new video for “Volcano.” Produced by Justin Raisen (Marisa Nadler, Angel Olsen, Yves Tumor), KILLS BIRDS includes the previously released singles, “Worthy Girl,” “Jesus Did” and “Ow,” along with six more incendiary tracks.

Buzzbands LA says:

“The album is 26 minutes of exposed nerves. Ljeti’s speak-singing builds to primal caterwauls, then recedes again. The music’s paroxysms open a vein to her inner frustrations, even if they are only opaquely described in the lyrics. It’s visceral and physical music – as led by somebody who didn’t know punk rock until one fateful night after she watched “American Idol” (stay tuned for that story).”