by DCist contributor Shauna Alexander

It seems like time away in The Dead Weather has given Alison Mosshart, half of The Kills, the ultra-confidence she lacked the last time she and co-conspirator Jamie Hince came to town in 2009. With a set mostly comprised of tracks from their recent effort, Blood Pressures, The Kills wowed a sold-out 9:30 Club crowd with an electric and ferocious performance on Sunday night.  

New songs like “Baby Says” and “Future Starts Slow” held up against old favorites like “Kissy Kissy” and “U.R.A. Fever.” Other highlights included a ruthless rendition of “Tape Song” that had the whole of the club picking their jaws up from off the floor, followed by Mosshart’s soulful — dare I say tearful? — version of the Velvet Underground-inspired ballad, “Last Goodbye,” and of course the finale, “Fried My Little Brains.”