ABOUT THE SWEET KILL
Spawned to be a beacon for those lost in the shadows of life, Mills guides listeners with his smooth baritone voice through a sonic terrain stretching over wind-swept moors and past crumbling Gothic ruins. THE SWEET KILL delves deep into the darker chambers of the soul, where despair and longing collide. His voice, like a haunting refrain, pulls at the heartstrings, evoking the desolate beauty of a long-lost romantic era echoing the laments of London After Midnight, Sisters of Mercy and Joy Division.
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“The Sweet Kill continue to put out tracks that are emotional rollercoasters
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“When I first listened to ‘Soul Satellite’ I was blown away with emotion that I felt. It was no surprise when I read that the band had first hand experience of a suicide of a close friend and bandmate. The confusion, the will to live that has disappeared and the feeling of being lost in a place where no one else can help you is highlighted in this song.
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“Mills has a varied vocal approach that rates among the song’s highlights. He does an excellent job bringing the admittedly dark lyrical content to life, embodying the struggle and pain without ever veering melodrama, and the focused writing is key to bringing that off.
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“The Sweet Kill’s stylistic reinvention on single “Closer” feels like the page ripped out of the book of self-mythology. Here, the singer appears in full vampire-rock-star regalia, beyond the law, untouchable and unsatisfied. The song provides the necessary cavernous atmosphere. Who is this Bruce Wayne character, really?”
““Closer” bridges the decades between the early days of post-punk and the now. You can hear elements of The Cure and Bauhaus reverberate through the taut brooding vocal performance, bass line and brisk percussion. The more personal lyrics and accessible melody and production fall somewhere between Editors and Fontaines D.C., lending the song an openness that’ll appeal to fans of pop and rock, not just post-punk.”
“By bringing in the heavier punk and gothic influence in the mix it manages to merge, mingle, and meld the genres in a melting pot that defies genre or era. Making something timelessly ambiguous and gloriously addictive.”
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