{"id":2843,"date":"2019-06-20T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2019-06-20T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:05:00","slug":"assassin-nation-killer-cuts-from-killing-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2843","title":{"rendered":"Assassin Nation &#8211; Killer Cuts From Killing Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Default\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">We at <\/span><i><span lang=\"RU\">Shindig!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0<i>KILLING EVE<\/i>, reader. Arriving out of nowhere last year, the stylish and none-more-black saga won our hearts with the twisted cat and mouse relationship between British Intelligence operative Eve and flamboyant assassin Villanelle. Back with a bang for a second series, it seems like as good a time as any to offer up our pick of cuts from its stunning, immersive soundtrack. Underpinned by a raft of noirish invention from David Holmes-led collective Unloved, the soundtrack to Eve and Villanelle\u2019s curious bond takes in French pop, garage-rock and all manner of other goodness. MARTIN RUDDOCK compiles a selection of killer cuts (with selections from later episodes of series two left spoiler-free for those of you who haven\u2019t binged the whole thing yet.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Killing Eve: Series 2 | OFFICIAL TRAILER - BBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVTZhOLpXjI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna Karina<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Roller Girl\u2019 (1967)<\/strong><br \/>\nActress-singer Anna Karina\u2019s Gainsbourg-aided 1967 tune soundtracked Villanelle\u2019s entrance to her absurdly chic Paris apartment in the first episode of <i>KE<\/i>. It\u2019s a belter, a three chord bubblegum-garage romp with a clanging Spector-y production. \u2018Roller Girl\u2019 almost slips its moorings and takes off into the stratosphere at around 1:30 when Gainsbourg pushes up the echo on the guitar solo but Anna\u2019s droll vocal keeps it firmly grounded \u2013 sounding both mischievous and like she\u2019d rather be absolutely anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anna  Karina - Roller Girl - 1967 - Pierre Koralnik\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3ntMc2Fbq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unloved<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018When a Woman Is Around\u2019 (2016)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cAt the moment you could say I\u2019m presently optimistic\/Fuck the travails of the devil\u201d<span lang=\"EN-US\">shrugs Jade Vincent on the first of three selections from cinematic collective Unloved. Not originally composed with <i>Killing Eve<\/i> in mind, \u2018When A Woman Is Around\u2019 found itself woven into its fabric and used alongside numerous other tracks as a recurring theme. Of them all, it\u2019s arguably the biggest tune \u2013 \u00a0a sort of evil\u00a0 Shangri-Las, down to the spoken verses. The huge chorus is an explosion of angelic harmonies. Nihilistic, mangled girl group pop at its blackhearted best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unloved - When A Woman Is Around (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQdTem-tz9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Brigitte Bardot<br \/>\n\u2018Contact\u2019 (1968)<\/b><br \/>\nOne of the more familiar tunes on offer, the sexy, insistent groove of Bardot\u2019s classic \u2018Contact\u2019 needs little introduction. Mostly chanted rather than sung, Brigitte sells it with smouldering economy and attitude over a groovy backing track that sounds like a bunch of funky clocks going off at once. Seminal stuff, its inclusion in the second episode of\u00a0<i>KE\u00a0<\/i>helped cement its impeccably cool soundtrack credentials.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brigitte Bardot - Contact ! - 1968\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SE_K7SSDKg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Cat\u2019s Eyes<br \/>\n\u2018Girl in the Room\u2019 (2016)<\/b><br \/>\nA ghostly piece of euro chamber pop from Horrors man Faris Badwan\u2019s side project, \u2018Girl In The Room\u2019 is both gorgeous and ominous. Featuring stirring strings and an ethereal lead vocal from Rachel Zeffira, it\u2019s a perfect compliment to Villanelle\u2019s Berlin canal walk.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cat&#039;s Eyes - &#039;Girl In The Room&#039; (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOs_yswjnvk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leigh Gracie<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018We Gave Up Too Soon\u2019 (2017)<\/strong><br \/>\nA staggeringly authentic piece of new-old soul with its snake pit drums and pleading vocal featured in series one. Surprisingly upbeat for <i>KE<\/i>, but it\u2019s a toe-tapper.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leigh Gracie.....We Gave Up Too Soon\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hwF0qQHKz7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jane Weaver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Modern Kosmology\u2019 (2017)<\/strong><br \/>\nA technicolour space-waltz from eclectic psych-folk genius Ms. Weaver \u2018Modern Kosmology\u2019 features a pristine vocal sat atop a Broadcast-y wall of sound with a bubbling undercurrent of radiophonic noise. Mysterious, beguiling and with just a hint of obsession, it\u2019s effortless ear candy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Modern Kosmology\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2myDsg4YTf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Delmonas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Dangerous Charms\u2019 (1985)<\/strong><br \/>\nWe punched the air when girl garage legends \u00a0The Delmonas\u2019 1985 signature tune was featured in series two. Clocking in at just over two minutes, it\u2019s irresistibly poppy and energetic. If you don\u2019t have The Delmonas in your life already, reader \u2013 please correct this situation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dangerous Charms\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EDBJSl8-2wY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Poppy Family<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Where Evil Grows\u2019 (1971)<\/strong><br \/>\nLegends of soft-pop The Poppy Family aren\u2019t an obvious fit for <i>Killing Eve<\/i>. However this 1971 tune\u2019s chocolate box arrangement works a treat. For the uninitiated, it soundtracks the priceless \u201cCan I take a photo of you for my Instagram?\u201d\/\u201cNO!\u201d\u00a0 Amsterdam canalside exchange in series two.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poppy Family - Where Evil Grows (1971)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QfeEcCLMtxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Troggs<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Evil Woman\u2019 (1968)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis noisy, primitive 1968 Troggs single featured in the penultimate episode of series one. A malign, oddly slinky groove \u2013 it\u2019s a fine showcase for Reg Presley\u2019s unique West Country growl and some particularly unhinged fuzz guitar shrieks from Chris Britton.\u00a0 Unfortunately for reasons best known to science and nature the original isn\u2019t currently available, but a spirited BBC Session version is on the band\u2019s <i>Live On Air \u201966-68<\/i>collection.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Troggs - Evil Woman\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UWn-fU0fNtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unloved<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018We Are Unloved\u2019 (2016)<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother recurring theme courtesy of Unloved, \u2018We Are Unloved\u2019 is both tense and dense. Combining amongst other things zither, mellotron, crashing John Bonham drums and what sounds like a choir practicing in hell in its thick sonic soup \u2013 it\u2019s one of the most memorably unsettling things on <i>KE<\/i>\u2019s soundtrack. It\u2019s impossible to listen to without thinking of terrible, terrible things.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;We Are Unloved&#039; from The Debut Album Guilty Of Love\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Igu0GCpKVnc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Fabienne Delsol<br \/>\n\u2018I\u2019m Gonna Haunt You\u2019 (2004)<\/b><br \/>\nA perfect slice of retro-French pop from <i>Shindig!\u00a0<\/i>friend Fabienne. \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Haunt You\u2019 accompanies Villanelle\u2019s return to the UK in series two and is both sultry and playful with its spy guitars, jungle drums and breathy vocals. It\u2019s also probably now very difficult to separate from mental images of a young woman committing terrible acts of violence and emotional terror.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fabienne Delsol - I&#039;m Gonna Haunt You\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oY6DJFMnB6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Unloved<br \/>\n\u2018Sombre\u2019 (2016)<\/b><br \/>\nPretty, but disconcerting \u2013 the downright creepy \u2018Sombre\u2019 perhaps sums up the strange bond between Eve and Villanelle the best. A downbeat minor key piece with an angelic, spooky scat vocal (all together now, <i>\u201cLa la la LA la la la.\u201d) <\/i>it\u2019s become Villanelle\u2019s unofficial theme and wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a horror movie.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sombre (Killing Eve)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VaYm1Fn9S1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2843&#038;t=Assassin%20Nation%20%E2%80%93%20Killer%20Cuts%20From%20Killing%20Eve&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2843&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F06%2Fkilling-eve-t.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Assassin%20Nation%20%E2%80%93%20Killer%20Cuts%20From%20Killing%20Eve\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2843&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Assassin%20Nation%20%E2%80%93%20Killer%20Cuts%20From%20Killing%20Eve&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2843\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at Shindig!\u00a0\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0KILLING EVE, reader. Arriving out of nowhere last year, the stylish and none-more-black saga won our hearts with the twisted cat and mouse relationship between British Intelligence operative Eve and flamboyant assassin Villanelle. Back with a bang for a second series, it seems like as good a time as any to offer up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[648,649],"class_list":["post-2843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-videos","tag-killing-eve","tag-sountrack","post_format-post-format-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2843"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}