Kill Them with Kindness (Headlights album)

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Kill Them with Kindness
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Studio album by
Released2006
Recorded2005
Genre Indie rock
Label Polyvinyl Record Co.
Producer Kristian Riley, Headlights
Headlights chronology
The Most Serene Republic/Headlights
(2006)
Kill Them with Kindness
(2006)
Keep Your Friends and Loves Close. Keep the City You Call Home Closer
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10) [3]

Kill Them with Kindness is the debut full-length album by indie rock band Headlights. It was released by the Polyvinyl Record Co. in 2006.

Track listing

All songs written by Erin Fein / Tristan Wraight.

  1. "Your Old Street" - 6:06
  2. "TV" - 2:37
  3. "Put Us Back Together Right" - 4:14
  4. "Pity City" - 3:48
  5. "Songy Darko" - 3:41
  6. "Owl Eyes" - 2:50
  7. "The Midwest Is the Best" - 0:18
  8. "Lions" - 1:48
  9. "Lullabies" - 3:44
  10. "Struggle with Numbers" - 1:27
  11. "Words Make You Tired" - 3:47
  12. "Hi-Ya!" - 2:21
  13. "Signs Point to Yes (But Outlook Not So Good)" - 3:40
  14. "I Love, You Laugh" - 2:23

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References

  1. "Kill Them With Kindness by Headlights" . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. Brown, Marisa. Kill Them with Kindness at AllMusic
  3. "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2007-01-27.