Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince stopped by London’s famed Maida Vale Studios yesterday for an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and performance, in which the duo wore the reggae influences of their new single “Satellite” even more on their sleeve by debuting a medley of Dawn Penn’s “You Don’t Love Me (No No No)” and Joe Higgs’ “Steppin’ Razor” (made famous by Peter Tosh). The Kills’ swampy-stomp take is excellent, as it ably abides by my #1 rule for great covers: Make the jam(s) your own. Stream the entire broadcast here or just the reggae medley above.
