So I’ve become a pretty big fan of “The Kills” as of recent. Especially after seeing them live last fall. Also, I’m kind of a Samantha Morton fan. And looky here… the two have collaborated; with Morton directing “The Kills” latest video for The Last Goodbye. I can’t believe this band has been around for ten years already, but damn if they’re not still going strong. This video is a little bit different direction than their usual fare.

“The Last Goodbye” offsets the hard-edged sound Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince are known for with haunting vocals and a nostalgic piano loop. “I wanted to make it completely different from anything we’d normally do,” explains Hince. “I used an octagon keyboard from the 60s which takes flexi-discs with real bands playing and mixes them together.” For the video — an experience Hince and Mosshart usually find unfulfilling and frustrating — the duo enlisted the talents of Morton, who made her directorial feature debut this year with The Unloved. Shot in monochrome on crisp, silvery 35mm, the video reflects the beautiful simplicity of the track, with an old-school photo booth providing an intimate backdrop for Mosshart’s intense and heart-warming opening performance followed by a series of touching to-camera poses reflecting the musicians’ longstanding, spirited friendship. “Life goes on,” says Mosshart of the touching ballad. “It starts off being the end of the world but then ends up alright.”