Best Killers Songs

Stereogum ranks the best Killers songs. "Somebody  Told Me" and "Mr. Brightside" are #1 and #2. I cannot argue with this list. Has it really been a decade since Hot Fuss? One of the best albums of that decade, I think. If I had to nitpick, I'd boost up "All These Things That I've Done." My personal #3.

Just Another Girl...

I am really digging the best of Killers collection. It's worth buying, especially for the new tracks. Alas, that will wait until my new computer is ready...

More New Killers

I previously highlighted one new single off the forthcoming Killers' greatest hits album. Here's another, Just Another Girl. It's terrific. I feel like both tracks are some of their tracks in a while. Maybe I will download a copy of this after all.

New Killers Song

The Killers debuted "Shot at the Night," which will appear on their greatest hits album. I really like it--Sam's Town-era Killers, maybe, but very catchy. Album comes out November 11, and it's worth it to catch up on tracks you may have missed.

New Music

Both the Killers and Band of Horses released new albums on Tuesday.

Spin says about the Killers:  

Starting with synth bleeps that give way to a galloping spaghetti Western extravaganza, opener "Flesh and Bone," like first single "Runaways," piles the white-knuckled histrionics high. Years spent touring and taking singing lessons have reached critical mass, and so Flowers wails notes way outside the range of the clipped 22-year-old who sneered through "Somebody Told Me," and he's describing his struggles via the equally operatic pop-culture shorthand that defines his writing style: He's a "raging bull" who is "penetrating the force fields" but "running out of time." Accordingly, the Springsteen-isms of Sam's Town have returned in a big way, but this time those thunderous power chords and Phil Spector-schooled drum rolls are complimented by synth balm far more soothing than the quartet's usual New Order riffs. In rebuffing their critics, these dreamers embrace the super-emotive '80s bands the critics of that era also loathed — Alphaville, Simple Minds, Ultravox, Tears for Fears, Cock Robin, Icehouse, even Mr. Mister — with results that are more heartland-friendly and more Euro-romantic than ever.

Regarding Band of Horses: 

The end result is an indie rock record that frequently tips its hat to classic Americana rock—and it sounds awesome. Band of Horses has always tinged their sound with a bit of roots music; this time, they dove into that sound with both feet, fully embracing the sonic elements that have helped define them. This record reminds me of America. I say that as a play on words: it reminds me of America the country, AND America the band. It’s roots rock for the twenty-teens, drawing from the 1970’s for inspiration. Some might suggest the band tried to “go retro” and copy the sounds of the past; I say it makes Band of Horses sound more authentic than they ever have before. I think this is who they are; I think they found themselves again on this record.

The Killers

Fun for Friday...listen to about half of the new Killers album here.  The full album will be out in one month, on September 18.