Kills Birds uncompromising fury defines tempestuous single "Behind"
Kills Birds stirs from hibernation to unleash a surging torrent of sound and fury that reasserts the band’s influential position at the forefront of LA’s heavy alternative pack.
“Behind” is wholly uncompromising, a tempestuous and emotionally substantive bruiser that leans hard into the band’s abilities. Defined by a cavalcade of colossal breakdowns that recall the spartan brutality of Russian Circles and early Chevelle, “Behind” exemplifies Kills Birds’ inherent proficiency in harnessing raw savagery within rigidly constructed instrumentals that enable frontwoman Nina Ljeti to leverage her unique vocal stylings to thrash like a caged beast against invisible confinement. Combined with a strong melodic undercurrent, Kills Birds unfurls tapestries of emotion that decorate the composition with vivid illustrations of frustration and confusion contrasted with a powerful sense of unyielding loyalty and a desire for a patient love.
Kills Birds unvarnished approach to the darker shades of domestic life is given a brilliant visual treatment by director Brandon Somerhalder. Desaturated visuals are rendered beneath a thick layer of anxious grain, compressed into a claustrophobic aspect ratio that amplifies the impending sensation of a fragile psyche unravelling among the pale and deteriorating walls of a home devoid of furnishing, an unlikely prison vacant of affection but electric with doubt and unrequited yearning.
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