The Kill Screens

IV is the latest chapter.

The fourth Kill Screens album was released April 15, 2025: 8 songs, 31 minutes and 37 seconds of rock, indie pop, synths, guitars, and whatever happens when the circuits stay warm.

The Kill Screens IV album cover

Latest album

IV

The record to feature first everywhere on the site. IV keeps The Kill Screens current while the full catalog sits underneath it in release order.

Rock songs with circuitry under the floor.

The Kill Screens combines rock and pop songwriting with electronica, 8-bit synths, dance beats, guitars, and vocals that sound like they are trying to reach someone through space.

  • Current band with four albums on streaming services
  • Founded by Matthew McCarthy and John Jacobsen
  • Latest album: IV, released April 15, 2025
  • Debut album: Science Fiction Movie, released in 2011
The Kill Screens IV album cover
Latest album

2025

IV

Latest album. Released April 15, 2025. 8 songs, 31:37.

The Kill Screens Daytime Vampire album cover

2023

Daytime Vampire

The third Kill Screens album, leaning into nocturnal pop, hooks, and the band's synth-rock pulse.

The Kill Screens Neon Lights album cover

2022

Neon Lights

The second album, bringing the band's glowing electronic-rock identity forward.

Science Fiction Movie album cover

2011

Science Fiction Movie

The debut album: indie rock songs filtered through synths, 8-bit tones, dance beats, and late-night atmosphere.

Photoshoot

Arcade light, band energy.

The new photos shift this section away from old placeholder live shots and into a visual language that matches the band: games, glow, black-and-white motion, and synth-rock atmosphere.

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