The Killers

[CharlotteB]

On 12/16/2024 at 9:58 PM, gingerevans84 said:

Wouldnt mind a solo Brandon tour next year. The couple of albums he has put out are top notch disco tunes. 

 

 

I didn't even know he had solo material out!

[NorthernSoul52]

Honestly, all three "new" tunes for the Rebel Diamonds compilation felt like they were Brandon solo cuts more than tunes for The Killers. I know he says they scrapped an album and those were the leftovers they wanted to keep.

 

But each one is basically a twist on a different touchstone: Boy is Erasure's A Little Respect gone heartland disco, Your Side of Town is a Pet Shop Boys-twist on New Order's True Faith, and Spirit is basically a club-rock interpretation of Underworld's Born Slippy.

 

That's not exactly new: Imploding the Mirage felt like a big grab bag of different influences. (Running Towards a Place is pure Fleetwood Mac, Fire in Bone is Talking Heads in funk mode, When the Dreams Run Dry builds its outro off The Highwaymen's Highwayman, etc.)

 

But I'm a little surprised to not see Spirit get more airtime. Think all three could feature in a Brandon solo show.

[charlierc]

13 hours ago, CharlotteB said:

 

I didn't even know he had solo material out!

Two albums - Flamingo and The Desired Effect.

 

Both have some alright tunes on them, although the blurriness of the lines of late means they could both be Killers albums imo.

[Suprefan]

Theyre turning themselves into a casino act now. 3 booked gigs over here now announced at sh*tty casinos with overpriced tickets. They really dont care now

[CharlotteB]

9 hours ago, charlierc said:

Two albums - Flamingo and The Desired Effect.

 

Both have some alright tunes on them, although the blurriness of the lines of late means they could both be Killers albums imo.

 

I'll certainly give them a listen to! 👍🏻

[charlierc]

9 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Theyre turning themselves into a casino act now. 3 booked gigs over here now announced at sh*tty casinos with overpriced tickets. They really dont care now

Highland is the one that some fans seem to be particularly aggrieved by judging by comments from fans that didn't enjoy their previous visit there.

 

Then again, they've done a sh*t ton of corporate gigs over the years. I'm not surprised if they're doing gigs for the cash.

[DomDom1984]

I have no problem with bands chasing the cash.