Premature Evaluation: The Killers - Day & Age

The Killers did good with Hot Fuss, their flashy debut of hooky Vegas new wave. Their look and glitzy synth tones were dialed directly into Indie '04, and after a few years of touring and fan base swelling, they talked big about the revolutionary nature of their sophomore effort. For all its strength, Hot Fuss wasn't any sort of grand conceptual statement, and somewhere along the way the Killers began craving grand conceptual statements. The Americana rock of Sam's Town wasn't an abject fail...

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16:16 on November 20 2008

The Killers: Day and Age

Guardian Music — After the US sniffed at the Springsteen-esque tales and interesting moustaches of 2006's Sam's Town, Vegas's finest have returned to the Anglophile pop of their 2004 debu... more info

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10:02 on November 21 2008

The Killers set to record "Jimmy Kimmel live", Brandon Flowers does press - everywhere

The Red Radio — Good news for Los Angeles Killers fans. Head on out to the Virgin Megastore on Hollywood Boulevard to purchase the album on monday, release date. Those who purchase the a... more info

The Killers

15:52 on November 21 2008