Alison "VV" Mosshart is the vocalist of The Kills. Apart from her work in The Kills with Jamie "Hotel" Hince; Mosshart is one of the original members of the alternative rock band The Dead Weather, that formed in late 2008. Along with Jack White from The White Stripes and The Raconteurs, Jack Lawrence from The Raconteurs and Dean Fertita from The Raconteurs and Queens Of The Stone Age. Mosshart has been involved with previous live performances with The Raconteurs.