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The Killers - Losing Touch
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The Killers will forever have to live with the curse of their first CD, Hot Fuss.
Like many before them, the Las Vegas band have become their own worst enemy. Their debut album has become so revered by fans and critics as the pinnacle of the new wave revival of the middle-2000’s, they will most likely be forever stuck in its shadow.
Day & Age, the band’s latest effort is being uniformly panned by most bloggers and critics. Lead singer and lyricist Brandon Flowers can’t write, say some. Others claim the band can’t find a style to stick with. What most are actually saying: this is not Hot Fuss and we don’t like that fact.
Day & Age is not Hot Fuss. Conceptually, it may be better and stronger. While the band made a stylistic departure from their signature sound on the sophomore record Sam’s Town, Day and Age is a return to form. Huge pop hooks abound. Major keyboard riffs are plugged and played. The album is overcome with bombast and shtick – necessary ingredients to doing a genre originally defined by guys with large hair and white make-up. There is even a subtle sci-fi conceptual that flows through a good part of the record.
As a complete piece, Day & Age might be The Killer’s biggest success to date. The record plays like a collection of songs meant for each other. And – with a few exceptions- everything is honed and crafted into quick, smart pop form. The album is upbeat and catchy without becoming a victim of its own sweetness.
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