The Killers – Spaceman
Listening to The Killers latest album “Spaceman” really catch my attention. Not for the reason the band would have liked. I kept thinking to myself to that they would release this abomination as a single as well.
“The starmaker says it ain’t so bad The dreammaker’s gonna make you mad The spaceman says everybody look down It’s all in your mind”
That is just a sample of the lyrics in the song. The band might have fooled me with “Human” but this is just not acceptable. How does this song get released as a single?
The Killers hit the top spot this week
The Killers are at the top of the UK album charts this week with their new record “Day & Age.” It beat the highly anticipated Guns N Roses album to that stop. The full top 10 is below.
1. The Killers – Day & Age
2. Guns ‘N Roses – Chinese Democracy
3. Rhydian – Rhydian
4. Leonas Lewis – Spirit
5. Priests – The Priests
6. Stereophonics – Decade In The Sun
7. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
8. Pink – Funhouse
9. Girls Aloud – Out Of Control
10. Il Divo – The Promise
M83 joins The Killers for dates in the new year
M83 will be opening for The Killers on their stadium tour in January/February. The track will start in Denver with stops at the Madison Square Garden. Full run down is below.
M83 w/ The Killers Tour Dates:
January
17 Denver, CO – Magness Arena Ritchie Center
19 Minneapolis, MN – Northrop Auditorium
20 Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion
22 Detroit, MI – EMU Convocation Center
23 Toronto, ONT – Air Canada Centre
25 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
26 Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
28 Washington, DC – George Mason University Patriot Center
29 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
30 Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Civic Center
31 Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House
February
2 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
3 Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
4 Dallas, TX – Nokia Theatre
The Killers – Day & Age
I bought Sam’s Town in 2006 and thought it was a great album, with some fantastic tunes.
This one is very similar in tone,Brandon Flowers has a new clean-cut look and has lost a few pounds and he doesn’t look so sinister onstage as he used to. His voice is now rather similar to Beck.
This album sounds like the sequel to Sam’s Town. The songs, however,are not as memorable as those on the aforementioned album.
Oddly enough, Brandon Flowers states that this album’s concept is in fact a continuation of Sam’s Town.
Day And Age has smoother edges. I liked Spaceman,(chorus is a bit Kaiser Chiefs),and Neon Tiger and I Can’t Stay, but on the whole I thought that the tone of this album,although excellently produced, was somewhat jaded, it doesn’t have the attack of Sam’s Town and could almost be described as complacent.
Hardcore Killers fans will love it though.
by Juliet Robertson