THE KILLS Vinyl & CDs

Review: The low-temperature duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have always exuded a heavy-lidded charisma, and now as ever their combination of gnarled garage riffage and beat-driven minimalism, overlaid with Mosshart's insouciant vocals finds its virtues in its simplicity. 'Ash & Ice' however, shows a band not afraid to add substance to their style - for every needle-sharp floor-filler like the ESG-sampling 'Siberian NIghts', there's a curveball like the heartfelt Stonesy ballad 'That Love', which has the raw bite of Cat Power. Crucially, fourteen years into their life as a band, this duo still sound unafraid to get their claws out.