The Killers - Day & Age

Four years after the release of their landmark debut in 2004, MTV VMA Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Island Records group The Killers have completed their fourth album - and first new studio album in two years - DAY & AGE, featuring the new single, "Human" debuting worldwide September 22nd, while the digital single will be released September 30th. The new album hits stores November 25th - two days before Thanksgiving.

DAY & AGE was produced by Stuart Price, a key figure in electronic music (Les Rhythmes Digitales) who previously worked with The Killers on "Don't Shoot Me Santa," their 2007 Christmas single; as well as music on their 2007 compilation, Sawdust. Over the past five years, Price has worked as a producer, mixer, programmer, and keyboardist, including The Killers' "Mr Brightside" remix which was Grammy Nominated.

The Killers - Brandon Flowers on vocals and keyboards, guitarist David Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci - found time to complete their new album while also wrapping up their biggest summer rock festival season in the U.S. and abroad. Historic headlining gigs at England's prestigious Leeds and Reading fests coincided with an appearance on the cover of NME's August 8th issue. Earlier in 2008, the Killers took home top honors for Best Band of the Year and Best Track of the Year ("Tranquilize") at the annual NME Awards USA gala, at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23rd.

DAY & AGE comes one year after the release of Sawdust (November 2007), a 17-song collection of previously unreleased session tracks, B-sides, rarities and one-offs. The album was assembled at a recording studio in New York's Hell's Kitchen, where the Killers worked with Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Lou Reed two recordings. Two singles and videos were issued: "Shadowplay" (from the motion picture soundtrack of Control, Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis), and "Tranquilize".

The Killers' RIAA platinum second album Sam's Town (October 2006) debuted at #2 and spun off two hit singles: the #1 Modern Rock "When You Were Young," nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Short Form Music Video; and "Read My Mind," the band's first #1 at Triple-A. Their worldwide 5 million-selling debut Hot Fuss (June 2004) was the longest-running rock album inside the top 50 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for all of 2005, logging 94 weeks on the chart - 53 of those inside the Top 50. The album spun off four solid hit singles - the Grammy-nominated anthem, "Somebody Told Me," the VMA-winning (and Grammy-nominated) "Mr. Brightside," the Modern rock hit "Smile Like You Mean It," and the Grammy-nominated "All These Things That I've Done." Album Description

Progression - Good job boys

Difficult album to review. Definitely a step in a direction - not new necessarily, but a velocity perhaps. They said they were a little nervous about this album - rightfully so, but do your thing Killers. I trust you guys to continue on as progressive musicians. Oh, and I enjoy the collaborations, obvious homages, and new instruments. Keep it real. November 28, 2008

Review of Day and Age

Well, I have to confess that I am a huge fan of The Killers but I want to review this new CD of theirs in a non basis way if that is at all possible. I loved the first two Cd's of The Killers and I even like the third one with the b sides. This is a good compilation of songs, not a great one. I have to be honest and only give it 4 stars at most. There are a few 5 star songs on it but I think that there are too many 3 star songs on it. Oh and that sax stuff is just a bit much. I have nothing against a sax but it's not part of The Killers, IMO. Don't get me wrong.. I like this CD... just can't love it like I had hoped I would. But I have given it a good listen and I will keep listening to it as often as I can but not as much as the other Killers Cd's I have. So here is my break down song by song... just my 2c that's all and I hope that you get it and give it a listen. It's really not that bad. Jeff


01 Losing touch - 5 Start
02 Human - 5 Stars
03 Spaceman - 5 Stars
04 Joy Ride - 3 Stars
05 A Dustland Fairytale - 4 Starts
06 This is your life - 4 Stars
07 I Can't Stay - 3 Stars
08 Neon Tiger - 4 Stars
09 The World We Live In - 4 Stars
10 Goodnight, Travel Well - 3 Stars November 27, 2008

Good job, Killers!

The Killers keep finding ways to make style seem more important as substance.

While the Killers haven't ever really been a band with much substance, they have a great knack sweeping up the listener with their very very stylish pop music, and so far its been an incredibly fun ride.

This album is a bit more laid back than the smooth new wave of "Hot Fuss" or the Springsteen Vegas showcase of "Sam's Town," and while the album is still big, bombastic and sweeping like the best of the Killers work, the overall feel is a relaxed one, with the songs riding easy grooves. The songs themselves are good, and its nice to see some world music influence crop up here and there, whether it be the horns featured more prominently on the album or the world beat present in a good chunk of "Joy Ride."

So good job, Killers, you're three for three, and I'll be enjoying this album in the weeks and months to come. November 27, 2008

This album kills

I really loved this album - i was nervous that i wouldn't. It's not quite as good as Hot Fuss, but it's actually more elaborately done and complex at the expense of just every song being a rcoking potential single. I can see their true talents really blossoming with this cd. November 27, 2008

Fluffy 90's revival

I have been a huge Killers fan and have liked almost everything they've done, including Sawdust, containing some of their b-sides. I have to say that after listening through this once, I really can't stand most of the tracks. The vocals are so tame compared to the other albums and the lack of drive on the majority of tracks just makes for a sad, sad album. After first listen, A Dustland Fairytale is the only redeeming track in my mind. Human is an incredibly boring song. I saw the music video for it when it came out (which is equally as boring, mind you) and I thought maybe the rest of the album will be better... sadly it's not. If you're looking for the new wave synthy feel of Hot Fuss or even the slightly more brooding sound of Sam's Town, this is NOT what you are looking for.

I hate writing a negative review of the Killers because I think they are a solid band, but this album is just depressing.

I also do not think that this is going to be a CD that grows on me. Sam's Town grew on me and now it's one of my favorite albums. But I can't even listen to this thing in it's entirety anymore (I tried to just now and couldn't stomach listening to more than a few tracks). November 27, 2008

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