EP Review
Kill Casino - Paper Walls And The Voice DownstairsKill Casino – Paper Walls And The Voice Downstairs

Kill Casino are a three piece alternative punk rock band they are made up of Karen Luan (Vocals, Bass), Chris Ryan (Guitar) and Paul-Luc Gifford (drums), the band have just completed a small tour supporting Me First And The Gimme Gimme’s in the UK which can only be a good thing for Kill Casino as Me First And The Gimme Gimme’s have a massive punk based following and as Kill Casino are a really serious sounding punk rock band in the same style of bands such as The Distillers, Hole and even Lacuna Coil and The Vincent Black Shadows I am sure they made many fans from the shows.

The new mini-album by Kill Casino is due for release on the 10th August 2009 and I have to say it is well worth waiting for, it features 6 tracks and only runs for 12 minutes so it is a case of being over far too quickly but as soon as it finished I found myself reaching for the repeat button again and again.

The album starts with a short spooky sounding introduction and then blast straight into ‘Reykjavik’ which starts off with some frantic guitar riffs with front lady Karen Luan’s powerful vocals coming in seconds later, Karen has such a mesmerizing voice that you can’t help but fall in love with especially when she is singing over such tight sounding guitar riffs that would give bands even like Queens Of The Stone Age a good run for their money, the instrumental piece in the middle of the song is by far the highlight of the song, Karen knocks out some really bouncy basslines whilst Chris Ryan continues to show off his guitar riffs and Paul-Luc Gifford bashing the shit out of his drum kit.

The opening riffs of ‘Second Sight’ remind me of the opening riffs of the Tenacious D song ‘Beezleboss’ just a bit more toned down version of it, Karen’s vocals are really fast paced and melodic here, really bringing the song to life.

‘You Came I Saw’ will have you shouting along with Karen’s every word, ‘Nightclubs’ will have you bopping your head along whilst singing along with Karen’s more slow paced style of vocals, whilst ‘Disbelief’ is your token acoustic track, it is the weakest track on the EP but it gives you a true feel of how beautiful Karen’s voice really is.

For a three piece Kill Casino have such a big sound, there guitar riffs sound massive during most tracks on the album, well apart from the intro and acoustic track of course, vocally Karen has a massive talent her vocals chop and change throughout the songs on the album and it doesn’t matter if she is singing melodically or screaming and shouting, she always sounds like she is at the top of her game.

A mini album with 6 tracks that only runs for 12 minutes doesn’t really sound like you are getting value for money, but when the tracks are of a high quality as seen here then trust me ‘Paper Walls And The Voice Downstairs’ is worth every penny as you won’t be able to put it down straight away.

4/5

Review by Trigger
 Band Members
Kill Casino - Band
Karen Laun (Vocals, Bass)
Chris Ryan (Guitar)
Paul-Luc Gifford (Drums)
 Track Listing
1. Zoetrope (Intro)
2. Reykajavik
3. Second Sight
4. You Came I Saw
5. Nightclubs
6. Disbelief
7. Blind Hate
 Band Related Links
Kill Casino Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?