Midnight Boom

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Field	Value
name	Midnight Boom
type	Album
artist	the Kills
cover	Kills_album.jpg
released	March 10, 2008
recorded	2007
studio	Key Club Recording Company
genre	Indie rock, garage rock
length	33:57
label	Domino
producer	The Kills, XXXChange
prev_title	No Wow
prev_year	2005
next_title	Blood Pressures
next_year	2011
misc	{{Singles
name	Midnight Boom
type	studio
single1	U.R.A. Fever
single1date	December 3, 2007
single2	Cheap and Cheerful
single2date	March 3, 2008
single3	Last Day of Magic
single3date	June 15, 2008
single4	Tape Song
single4date	November 16, 2008
single5	Black Balloon
single5date	March 22, 2009
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| name = Midnight Boom | type = Album | artist = the Kills | cover = Kills_album.jpg | alt = | released = March 10, 2008 | recorded = 2007 | venue = | studio = Key Club Recording Company | genre = Indie rock, garage rock | length = 33:57 | label = Domino | producer = The Kills, XXXChange | prev_title = No Wow | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Blood Pressures | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Midnight Boom | type = studio | single1 = U.R.A. Fever | single1date = December 3, 2007 | single2 = Cheap and Cheerful | single2date = March 3, 2008 | single3 = Last Day of Magic | single3date = June 15, 2008 | single4 = Tape Song | single4date = November 16, 2008 | single5 = Black Balloon | single5date = March 22, 2009 Midnight Boom is the third album by indie rock band The Kills, released on March 10, 2008, through Domino Records (March 17, 2008, in the United States). It was recorded at the Key Club Recording Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The title refers to the hours from midnight to 6 a.m., in which the band was at the creative peak, writing material for the album.

Promotion

"U.R.A. Fever" was released as the lead single from the album on December 3, 2007. The second single, "Cheap and Cheerful", was released on February 25, 2008. "Last Day of Magic" was released as the third single on June 15, 2008 Two final singles from the album were "Tape Song", released on November 16, 2008, and "Black Balloon", released on March 22, 2009. Both songs have charted in France.

"Sour Cherry" was featured on an episode of the TV series Gossip Girl, and became popular. "Sour Cherry" was also featured in The House Bunny. "What New York Used to Be" was used in the film Push.

Commercial performance

Midnight Boom was the band's first album that charted on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., peaking at number 133. It has also charted at number 16 on the Independent Albums, number 9 on Top Tastemaker Albums, and topped the Top Heatseekers Albums chart. In Europe, it reached number 47 on the UK Albums Chart, and has also charted in Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 2009. It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.

Critical reception

| MC = 75/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2score = B | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3score = B+ | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4score = | rev5 = Mojo | rev5score = | rev6 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | rev6score = A− | rev7 = Pitchfork | rev7score = 6.8/10 | rev8 = Rolling Stone | rev8score = | rev9 = Spin | rev9score = | rev10 = Uncut | rev10score = The album received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 31 reviews.

Track listing

| all_writing = The Kills | title1 = U.R.A. Fever | length1 = 2:16 | title2 = Cheap and Cheerful | length2 = 2:26 | title3 = Tape Song | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = Getting Down | length4 = 2:55 | title5 = Last Day of Magic | length5 = 3:21 | title6 = Hook and Line | length6 = 2:03 | title7 = Black Balloon | length7 = 3:46 | title8 = M.E.X.I.C.O. | length8 = 1:37 | title9 = Sour Cherry | length9 = 3:07 | title10 = Alphabet Pony | length10 = 1:45 | title11 = What New York Used to Be | length11 = 3:15 | title12 = Goodnight Bad Morning | length12 = 3:52 | title13 = Night Train | length13 = 3:04 | note13 = UK Download Bonus Track

Personnel

;The Kills

• Alison Mosshart – vocals, guitar, production
• Jamie Hince – vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, production

;Technical personnel

• Tom Elmhirst – audio engineering, mixing
• Jason Lader – engineering
• Jessica Ruffins – engineering
• Bill Skibbe – engineering
• Andy Taub – engineering

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

References

References

1. Colothan, Scott. (December 19, 2007). "The Kills Explain 'Midnight Boom' Album Title". [[Gigwise]].
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3. (February 25, 2008). "Cheap and Cheerful - Single by The Kills". [[iTunes]] (GB).
4. (June 15, 2008). "Last Day of Magic - EP by The Kills". [[iTunes]] (GB).
5. (November 16, 2008). "Tape Song - Single by The Kills". [[iTunes]] (GB).
6. (March 22, 2009). "Black Balloon - EP by The Kills". [[iTunes]] (GB).
7. "Sour Cherry Lyrics - The Kills - TV Fanatic". Gossipgirlinsider.com.
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10. "Reviews for Midnight Boom by The Kills". [[Metacritic]].
11. Phares, Heather. "Midnight Boom – The Kills". [[AllMusic]].
12. Matos, Michaelangelo. (March 20, 2008). "The Kills: Midnight Boom". [[The A.V. Club]].
13. Greenblatt, Leah. (March 14, 2008). "Midnight Boom".
14. Sullivan, Caroline. (March 7, 2008). "The Kills, Midnight Boom". [[The Guardian]].
15. (April 2008). "The Kills: Midnight Boom". [[Mojo (magazine).
16. Christgau, Robert. (July 2008). "Consumer Guide". [[MSN Music]].
17. Crock, Jason. (March 20, 2008). "The Kills: Midnight Boom". [[Pitchfork (website).
18. Hoard, Christian. (March 18, 2008). "Midnight Boom : The Kills".
19. Marchese, David. (March 2008). "The Kills: Midnight Boom". [[Spin (magazine).
20. O'Connell, Sharon. (March 5, 2008). "The Kills – Midnight Boom". [[Uncut (magazine).
21. "Midnight Boom - The Kills {{!}} Credits". [[AllMusic]].

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