No Wow
| No Wow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 21, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | May 20, 2004–June 2, 2004 | |||
| Length | 40:01 | |||
| Label | Domino Records | |||
| Producer | The Kills | |||
| The Kills chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| The Guardian |  [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | B[11] |
No Wow is the second studio album by indie rock band The Kills. It was released February 21, 2005, on Domino Records. "Love Is a Deserter" was released as a single and obtained limited play on several music channels. "The Good Ones" was later released as a single and peaked at number 23 in the UK charts.
The song "No Wow" was used in the TV series Person of Interest, season 5, episode 1; "B.S.O.D." which aired on May 5, 2016.[12] It was also used in the series The Good Wife, season 4, episode 20; "Rape: A Modern Perspective" which aired on April 14, 2013.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Wow/Telephone Radio Germany" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Love Is a Deserter" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Dead Road 7" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "The Good Ones" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "I Hate the Way You Love" | 3:37 |
| 6. | "I Hate the Way You Love, Pt. 2" | 1:46 |
| 7. | "At the Back of the Shell" | 2:27 |
| 8. | "Sweet Cloud" | 5:06 |
| 9. | "Rodeo Town" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Murdermile" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Ticket Man" | 2:49 |
European Bonus Disc
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Good Ones (The Jagz Kooner Remix)" | 8:25 |
| 2. | "The Good Ones (Tiga Remix)" | 7:12 |
| 3. | "The Good Ones (Backstage Sluts Double Drop Mix)" | 6:03 |
| 4. | "Love Is a Deserter (Cavemen Remix)" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Love Is a Deserter (Simian Mobile Disco Mix)" | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Love Is a Deserter (Phones 'Cardiac Unrest' Remix)" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "No Wow (MSTRKRFT Remix)" | 4:23 |
| 8. | "No Wow (Chicken Lips Remix)" | 5:43 |
| 9. | "No Wow (Test Icicles Remix)" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Run Home Slow" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Baby's Eyes" | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Passion Is Accurate" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Magazine" | 2:03 |
| 14. | "The Void" | 2:56 |
| 15. | "Half of Us" | 3:56 |
Love Is a Deserter single
[edit]- "Love Is a Deserter" [Single Version]
- "Passion Is Accurate"*
- "Love Is a Deserter" [Cavemen Remix]
- "Love Is a Deserter" [Phones 'Cardiac Unrest' Remix]
- "Love Is a Deserter" [Video]
The Good Ones single
[edit]- "The Good Ones" [Single Version]
- "Run Home Slow"*
- "The Good Ones" [Jagz Kooner Mix]
- "Baby's Eyes"*
* Previously unreleased B-sides.
Chart performance
[edit]| Charts (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 27 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 96 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 22 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 56 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews for No Wow by The Kills". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "No Wow – The Kills". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "The Kills: No Wow". Alternative Press (201): 126. April 2005.
- ^ Endelman, Michael (March 7, 2005). "No Wow". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (February 18, 2005). "The Kills, No Wow". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (March 6, 2005). "The bitter beneath the sweet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Kills: No Wow". Mojo (136): 106. March 2005.
- ^ Macia, Peter (March 9, 2005). "The Kills: No Wow". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Kills: No Wow". Q (224): 100. March 2005.
- ^ Levy, Joe (March 10, 2005). "The Kills: No Wow". Rolling Stone. No. 969. p. 110. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Breakdown". Spin. 21 (3): 92. March 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "Person of Interest Soundtrack Season 5E1 · B.S.O.D." Tunefind. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "The Good Wife Soundtrack Season 4E20 · Rape: A Modern Perspective". Tunefind. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Kills – Midnight Boom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Kills – Midnight Boom" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kills – Midnight Boom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – The Kills – No Wow". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Kills | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "The Kills Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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