The four year hiatus is over for fans
of The Killers as the Las Vegans return with their fourth album,
Battle Born.
The record is quite straight-forward
and plain compared to their previous albums of back-to-back stand-out
tracks and, considering the last we heard of frontman, Brandon
Flowers, was 2010’s solo project, Flamingo, featuring the beyond
epic, Crossfire, and the eclectically layered lament, Only The
Young, this latest venture with The Killers seems like a step
backwards.
This album is lacking the glam-rock
guitars and Queen-esque ascending vocals that made their previous
three so radio and fan-friendly. They’ve continued with their love of
synth-heavy, stadium rock worthy arrangements but haven’t gone
anywhere new lyrically or mood-wise, leaving Battle Born feeling like
an album of ready-made Killers B-sides that never made it on to
previous albums.
Personally, I’m much more excited to
see what Flowers the solo artist turns out next.
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