
I enjoy Stereogum 's mixes better than most of the other indie-oriented blogs on the web. Their latest mix collects some of the newest and best indie Christmas songs that were released this year (many were featured in our Christmas Selections throughout the month). Check out the tracklist and download the mix as a zip file after the jump. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping
Don't you love Christmas music? I'm Jewish so mostly it makes me feel like I'm in a mall. But don't you love malls? I've been trying to get my daughter to listen to The Nutcracker , and that's been pretty easy because she's only three and doesn't have a choice. But if Tchaikovsky's not your speed there are always new XMas jams from indie rockers to keep you in the holiday spirit. Once again we've collected this year's additions to the canon since it should only be a Sufjan Christmas so many years in a row. (And once again [...]
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Hear The Kills cover the Christmas classic.
MP3: The Kills - Silent Night The Kills are showing their Christmas spirit with an acoustic rendition of "Silent Night", recorded live with Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music. A chord-less guitar progression guides the minimal arrangement as Alison "VV" Mosshart unleashes her solemnly creaky voice. She sounds several years older here than on their
A cinco días para la celebración oficial de la Navidad, Alison Mosshart y Jaime Hince se preparan para la ocasión y se unen al sin fin de músicos que han lanzado covers alusivos a los festejos decembrinos. Esta vez decidieron apropiarse del popular tema "Silent Night", mejor conocido como "Noche de Paz" para [...]

Se você é partidário da teoria que afirma que o Natal é uma das épocas mais melancólicas do ano, você acaba de ganhar uma trilha sonora para a sua ceia. O The Kills resolveu assumir o espírito natalino e apresentar para a BBC Radio 6 um cover de Silent Night , também conhecida em território brasileiro como Noite Feliz , aos moldes dos momentos mais quietos do grupo, como a balada The Last Goodbye . Acompanhada apenas pelo violão de Jamie Hince , a voz de Alison Mosshart ganha destaque, [...]
Paul McCartney releasing new album The Beach Boys are reuniting The Shins releasing a new album Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross nominated for Golden Globe The Kills cover "Silent Night"
The next stop on the Gummys express is Your Top 20 Indie Rock Crushes Of 2011; ten females, ten males, one Gosling. Hit the gallery to check out the winners of this award, truly the people's champions when it comes to crushes. Just outside the fray: EMA and Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner for the ladies, Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, Noah Lennox and Kurt Vile for the fellas. And for the person that voted for '3112 in every single category, we'll relay the (paraphrased) wisdom of an old sage as advice; "Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged. [...]

Jingle Bells! Tis the season for indie stars to get all slushy and record Christmas covers! This time it's the turn The Kills who put their own twist on this acoustic cover of the Christmas ballad Silent Night. Recorded for Lauren Laverne's BBC 6 Music show it's the last installment in a series of covers that has also featured the likes of My Morning Jacket, Lucy Rose, Scott Matthews and Jamie N Commons. The Kills released their fourth studio album Blood Pressure earlier this year. Download - The Kills [...]
The Kills - "Silent Night" The Kills stopped by BBC 6 and performed this gentle cover of Silent Night .
The Kills hit up BBC 6 and delivered this lovely rendition of Christmas carol "Silent Night." Stream and download the recording below, and make sure to add it to your Holiday playlist this week. THE KILLS – "Silent Night" (mp3) Check out some of the other holiday-flavored music we've heard this year: Gruff Rhys – Athiest Xmas EP The Killers – "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" She & [...]

Todas las bandas, tarde o temprano, se suman a la larga lista de artistas que aportan su versión de algunos villancicos . Este año, The Kills se contagió del espíritu festivo y presentó un cover de la popular canción Silent Night ( Noche de paz en este hemisferio). Fieles a su estilo, la dupla de Alison Mosshart y Jamie Hince modificó levemente la letra para [...]
If you have been following the Best Songs of 2011 series, you know that we are in the midst of creating a total of 12 volumes of the best songs of 2011 - one for each month of the year. Unlike most 'best songs' lists, we are creating each volume chronologically by the month in [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Even though the new album from The Kills didn't make our top five albums of 2011 list (it's still a great album though), we cannot, in good conscience, ignore a timeless Christmas carol sung by the sultry Alison Mosshart. Down below, thanks to a find from Some Kind Of Awesome , is a cover of "Silent Night" done by The Kills. It was performed on BBC 6 Music and....well let's play a game. See if you can spot the new lyrics sung by Mosshart during her rendition of the classic [...]
The Kills: "Silent Night" "The moon makes me want to eat you alive," sings Alison Mosshart in the Kills' rewrite of this old Christmas tune. Hear their haunting acoustic take on "Silent Night," which arrived today as the final installment of BBC 6's MPFree Festive Giveaway , above.

"Silent Night" is one of the holiday season's most somber and emotionally stirring carols. In the hands of The Kills , who recorded their rendition during a recent special session for BBC 6 Music , the song becomes something else entirely. It's decidedly just as lonesome sounding, but there's an especially creepy air to this version, thanks in part to Alison Mosshart's stripped-down vocal performance and a few key lyrical changes (it may be almost Xmas, but she'll still eat your face, apparently). Get in the slightly disturbed holiday spirit by taking a listen below (via Some [...]
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One of our favorite bands of the year are in a festive mood this season. The Kills cover Silent Night in a special session for BBC 6 Music. Take a listen to their rendition below which defers from the original lyrically and grab a free download as well. Happy holidays! The Kills - Silent Night (Right click to download)