WHAT IT IS: What began in 2017 as a casual collaboration between Nina Ljeti and Jacob Loeb has evolved into Kills Birds, a powerful band that delivers emotionally biting material. As Loeb interpreted Ljeti’s words into hard-edged compositions, the pair enlisted bassist Fielder Thomas and drummer Bosh Rothman and dropped early tracks including “High,” “Ow” and “Worthy Girl” ahead of their self-titled debut album. Their unrelenting songs and electric live performances found fans in Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon. The punk rockers are now gearing up for their sophomore album, Married, recorded at Grohl’s own Studio 606.
ALBUM: Married
RELEASE DATE: 11/12
SINGLE: “Glisten” and “Rabbit”
LIVE: Performing Pal Norte Festival 11/13; touring with Foo Fighters 12/2-9 and Foro Sol on 3/15 next year; streaming concert on 11/18 as part of The Great Escape Festival’s First Fifty showcase
INTERNET: 7k+ followers across IG, Twitter and Facebook; 45k monthly Spotify listeners
RADIO: #26 debut on NACC Singles chart; James Holland/Airplay Junkie (U.S. radio), Robb Haagsman/Shine On (U.S. College); Oliver Dutton/Obscene Strategies, BBC Radio One Jack Saunders, BBC6 Music Steve Lamacq (U.K. radio)
PRESS: L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, Chicago Tribune, NPR Sound Opinions, Kerrang!, Rocksound, NME, more
BOOKING: Tom Windish/Wasserman; Natasha Gregory/Mother Artists (U.K./Europe)
PUBLISHING: Downtown
MANAGEMENT: Gary Walker/Monotone