Kill (Electric Six album)

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KILL
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Studio album by
Electric Six
ReleasedOctober 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
StudioBig Sky Recording, Ann Harbor, Michigan
Genre Rock
Length43:24
Label Metropolis Records
Producer Electric Six, Zach Shipps
Electric Six chronology
Flashy
(2008)		KILL
(2009)		 Zodiac
(2010)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 67/100 [1]
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KILL is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six, which was released in October 2009.

Contents

Release

Prior to its release, the working title for the album was Sign of the Beefcarver, named after a restaurant in Detroit. [6]

The album was released by Metropolis Records on October 20, 2009. [7] A music video for the album's opening track, Body Shot, was released earlier in the same month. [8]

The cross-stitch cover art for KILL was produced by Detroit artist/writer Shannon McCarthy. [9]

Track listing

All songs written by Tyler Spencer.

  1. "Body Shot" – 3:46
  2. "Waste of Time and Money" – 3:28
  3. "Egyptian Cowboy" – 4:20
  4. "Escape from Ohio" – 3:11
  5. "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" – 3:04
  6. "One Sick Puppy" – 2:53
  7. "Steal Your Bones" – 4:20
  8. "My Idea of Fun" – 3:17
  9. "I Belong in a Factory" – 2:32
  10. "The Newark Airport Boogie" – 3:00
  11. "Simulated Love" – 3:30
  12. "You're Bored" – 1:45
  13. "White Eyes" – 4:20

Personnel

Electric Six

Additional musicians

Legacy

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