Kills (mixtape)
Kills is a mixtape by Swedish band JJ, released on 24 December 2010.
Background
The mixtape was first mentioned by Elin from JJ in a video interview for Swedish National Television while on tour in Europe. The title for the mixtape was though never revealed. First when the lead single from the mixtape, "Let Them", was released on 12 October, the title of the mixtape was revealed to be Kills.Being a mixtape, Kills was released completely for free, as a direct download, at Sincerely Yours website on Christmas Eve 2010. Before the release, no other tracks besides from "Let Them" was confirmed to be on the mixtape, although several songs containing samples and JJ vocals had been played on different dj-sets by members of JJ. For example, the song "New Work" which has vocals by JJ and contains samples from Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind and lyrics from Broder Daniel's "Work". As mentioned in an interview made as early as February 2010, the songs on the mixtape all "blended together" and created a completely seamless record.
On 17 December, a poster and a trailer for Kills was published on Sincerely Yours website, then confirming that the release date will be December 24, 2010.