Well I've liked every single Killers' album out there and IDGAF!
cat, hat; in French, chat, chapeau in Spanish, el gato in a sombrero.
The single is called RUNAWAYS and we hear it next tuesday (July 10). I hope it will be as perfect as Runaway by The National, but with all the added power and greatness that an extra 's' can bring. They've had it since oh nine, apparently.
Of my favourite returning music acts this year i'm only really worried about these guys. The single art makes me fear some sort of 70s esque dad/glam rock but i SURE HOPE I'M WRONG -
i hope you're RIGHT. killers to be the new JOURNEY
I'd not seen this quote before. Poor Brandon:
Originally Posted by Brandon Flowers
And DON'T EVEN JOKE, JIVA
(though of course i wouldn't say no to another Don't Stop Believing from anyone)
*dies*
cat, hat; in French, chat, chapeau in Spanish, el gato in a sombrero.
"Runaways", the lead single, will get its radio premiere on July 10. So soon
I wish pop! would take me off ignore
SO SO EXCITED. Look at this description, my ears are ready and waiting -
Yes please. More about the album here: http://ohkillers.tumblr.com/post/265...born-biographyA small-town drama of epic-scale proportions, Runaways is everything you could wish for from a Killers comeback single; an unmistakably American expression of romance and optimism that heralds their return with cyclonic, Who-esque guitars and a chorus big enough to be bellowed from one end of the Mojave to the other.
Oh dear, scrolled down too quickly even to notice
Let's hope this is a comeback that actually DELIVERS.
I've got these little soldiers followed by the Bloc Party comeback single the very next day. They surely can't BOTH drop a Timebomb on me.
Last edited by TurnerPrize; 05-07-2012 at 08:57 PM.
Runaways will be premiered on R1 tonight.
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http://thekillersspain.tumblr.com/po...ys-the-killers
Et voila, so much for that exclusive R1.
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Hmm. I don't quite know what to think AS OF NOW
It does seem a bit safe/default mode though.
It's quite CROSSFIRE-Y but I already found myself quite liking it during the first listen. Builds up NICELY.
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I've given up FOR NOW
I was quite slow up on the uptake with a lot of my favourite Killers songs though (Human, Dustland Fairytale, a lot of Sam's Town springs to mine) so i'm not majorly worried, although nothing has sounded quite this CREATIVELY BANKRUPT (i guess if i used that phrase for Muse i have to use it for this lot) and SAFE to me on first listens.
Do you have a Bloc Party verdict yet?
Last edited by TurnerPrize; 10-07-2012 at 02:59 PM.
God knows how this will sound by year's end, and I'm not sure it would get anywhere near my ipod if it wasn't THEM, but I do like it. That glam-rock meets Springsteen sound is just not where I expected them to go.
OMG I LOVE THIS *posts on facebook wall and DIES*
oh TP you MISERABLE OLD COW GOD BLESS YOUR JONAS BROS TIGHT BOXER SHORTS
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cat, hat; in French, chat, chapeau in Spanish, el gato in a sombrero.
The "Springsteen-influenced stuff is their best, really. I mean just look at Sam's Town - TRIUMPH.
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After two listens I'm not liking it much.
There's nothing to NOT LIKE about it, I suppose. It's just The Killers going through the motions and this isn't going to bring any sort of resurgence for them. Let's hope the album is better.
Hopefully its closer to the first 2 albums, though I did end up liking Sams alot.
Video out today. Non-event but he looks perfect as always.
The video's ok but not terribly exciting. I'm looking forward to seeing them live but they're going to be totally overshadowed by BATSHIT BELLAMY as far as I'm concerned. SORRY BDON.
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What's confusing? We just find the heart of the prison and the dragon who speaks without walls, and we're home free. Simple.
I LIKE
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Oh I DO like that.
Runaways is BREAKING MY HEART. I keep trying to force myself to like it because y'know it's the DONE THING and there is the odd moment when it almost works for me, but overall it's just not happening. It has got me right back into "Crossfire" though, so that's a silver lining.
I did also listen to little bits of the new songs on youtube (no leaks, just stuff from the first few shows if anyone fancies a gander) and it got me feeling much less nervous about Battle Born. It really sounds like there could be a couple of (imo) Killers Classics coming.
Oh and ALSO, the vegetarian activist side of me does NOT appreciate the leather jacket. It's like he's trying to bait us now, after the Day and Age campaign saw him turning up everywhere with a STAG'S HEAD and feathery epilettes. I bet moonbaby's spitting mung beans. We should send him some leaflets.
Last edited by TurnerPrize; 29-07-2012 at 04:17 PM.
I LIKE Runaways but I don't find myself PLAYING IT very often.
Cannot wait to hear "Swallow It" live in September though
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I've just heard Runaways for the first time and I must say that although it does sound very safe for them I do rather like it
It's like you're screaming . . . and no one can hear;
you almost feel ashamed . . . that someone could be that important
If my calculations are correct (they probably won't be), then their 90 minute Sunday night V Fest set should be starting on this live stream in the next hour or so:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/v...al-live-stream
DON'T CLICK NOW IT'S SNOW PATROL
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Maybe he's learned his lesson and it's pleather. I quite like the song, I really like the album cover, I don't like the video and I really need to listen to Springsteen because things that are influenced by him tend to be good but I am completely ignorant to his work
The mother fucking stream has stopped working for me
SORT IT OUT CHANNEL 4
Oh ACTUALLY, it stopped working for me, but now it seems to be showing a holding page while they rejig the stage for my little prince of vegas, so i should be alright.
THANKS CHANNEL 4
I'm staying CLEAR of all their youtube performances as I'll see them live before the album is out so I want a live premiere of Battle Born.
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I have decided that Runaways is in fact absolutely fantastic and has been climbing up the rankings of my favourite tracks from the band which currently stands at:
1 A Dustland Fairytale
2 Runaways
3 Mr Brightside
4 Bones
5 When You Were Young
6 Read My Mind
7 Somebody Told Me
8 Smile Like You Mean It
9 Human
10 Tranquilize
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It's like you're screaming . . . and no one can hear;
you almost feel ashamed . . . that someone could be that important
I still hate it more than i even hate myself
In the meantime, my (rather obvious and singles heavy) KILLERS TOP TEN:
1. Mr Brightside
2. When You Were Young
3. Somebody Told Me
4. All These Things That I've Done
5. Smile Like You Mean It (a HIGH CLIMBER)
6. Read My Mind
7. Spaceman
8. Human
9. A Dustland Fairytale
10. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
n.b. if this were a KILLERS AND SOLO BRANDON top ten then Crossfire would be at number 7 currently
And that V live stream was an utter shambles and an utter heartbreaker. it kept saying UP NEXT... THE KILLERS! for ages and ages, and then just when they must have been getting on stage it just casually switched to FOR CLEARANCE REASONS WE CANNOT SHOW YOU THE KILLERS SOZ. The absolute fuckers - did NOBODY at C4/V think to CHECK BEFORE?!
Here's a sweet interview with Brandon and My Name Is Earl + my killers top two being performed though -
I'll have a trawl through youtube to see if there's any other tv stuff. I do wish there was an option to switch off shitty camera phone recordings of gigs when searching.
Last edited by TurnerPrize; 26-08-2012 at 09:28 PM.
"Runaways" has grown on me a bit but still unimpressed on the whole.
*Does top ten as well to remind myself that they're normally amazing*
1. When You Were Young
2. All These Things That I've Done
3. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
4. Mr. Brightside
5. Read My Mind
6. Losing Touch
7. Spaceman
8. Smile Like You Mean It
9. The World We Live In
10. On Top
A controversial number 9 there, POP!. *twitches* Where's Pipo to log on and make it his number 1?
On Top is a slightly odd one in the sense that i never play it by itself, but curiously find myself absentmindedly singing it more than pretty much any other killers song.
God i love pretty much EVERYTHING about Hot Fuss (U.S. Edition). WHAT an ALBUM
Oh and now i'm playing Midnight Show! I always seem to forget how much i love it. DRIVE FASTERRR BOOOYYY
There's not a single flaw on Hot Fuss, I even like the mopey "Everything Will Be Alright" (an almost-precursor to Jark's mantra?).
Sam's Town is just less memorable IMO. I listen to Day & Age more often even though it doesn't have anything close to one of the greatest songs of all time "When You Were Young"
I didn't know "The World We Live In" was particularly disliked, I always found it uplifting.
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