
For their latest attack,The Kills re-wired the circuits of Saul Williams’ “List of Demands (Reparations)”to create a wounded, volcanic, and urgent anthem. An opaque but powerful litany that could incite the most apathetic to action, a wake-up call capable of being interpreted as personal or political. The song comes backed with a dazzling cover of Peter Tosh‘s “Steppin’ Razor“.
“I always felt envious of the way the ’60s generation shared songs and ideologies. Jimi singing Dylan. Rotary Connection singing Otis Redding. The Stones singing the blues. This is all part of the beauty and power of music and it reverberates deeply in me. All this to say, I’m honored. I liked The Kills before they chose to cover ‘LOD’. If they can feel themselves in that song, it’s because they are as much a part of it as I am”. – Saul Williams