The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers claims his band's new album is one of the best in the past two decades. Upon speaking with the NME, Flowers stated: We just have to make the best album that we can. And we're doing it. This album is one of the best albums in the past 20 years. There's nothing that touches this album. And that sounds like I'm being cocky, but I'm just so excited.
My special friend made me a copy of this album recently and I hadn't really given it a good enough listen to make a solid judgement, until this weekend, that is.
It's been said that The Killers show themselves as potential heirs to U2, with an album packed with soaring guitars and driving basslines. In as much as it's easy to hear the U2 comparisons on certain tracks, it sounded much more like Queen were an influence here. Someone, somewhere, made a comment that this time round the Killers were channeling Bruce Springsteen. This made me shudder at the thought. I couldn't hear a single note that supported this opinion, thank god.
I agree with Mr. Flowers, this album will long be remembered as a classic.
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