Jamie Hince and Alison Mossheart released their long-awaited fourth record today, and it is a doozy–if you’re an established fan of the Kills’ trademark heavy blues-rock, Blood Pressures won’t disappoint; if you’re new to the game, it’s also a worthwhile place to start before working backward into the band’s stellar previous records. Blood Pressures’ first single, the rambling “Satellite,” has been floating around for a few weeks now; it’s also one of the album’s best tracks, but there are several songs on this record destined to become Kills classics. Other standouts (there are many)–the stately, pathos-laden opener, “Future Starts Slow,” the flashing, disdainful “Nail in My Coffin,” and the wickedly smoldering “DNA.” Hince’s guitar sounds robust, like it means business; Mossheart’s vocals sound as tantalizing as ever–this album’s all about the snarling, seductive attitude the Kills pull off again and again. Rob Sheffield’s review of the album for Rolling Stone is right on–“All over Blood Pressures, the Kills build up a mood of seething sexual tension–like everybody in the club is getting hot but nobody’s getting lucky.”Blood Pressures is streaming in its entirety on the band’s official website right now; but this is really a record you need to own. Also, this band sounds ridiculously good on vinyl.The Kills will be in Seattle at the Showbox at the Market on May 9.Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.