The Kill Devil Hills were formed in 2003 in Fremantle, Western Australia, as an acoustic, country-tinged 3-piece, which slowly swelled its ranks to become a 6-piece outfit.The Kill Devil Hills released their debut album Heathen Songs in August 2004 and nationally in February 2005 on Reverberation Records. In the same month, The Kill Devil Hills were nominated for 6 WAMi Awards taking home "Best Blues/Roots Act" and "Best Country Music Act".