Day & Age

Big Fat Search

Binding: Audio CD
Published: 2008-11-24

$11.49

Editorial Review:

Four years after the release of their landmark debut in 2004, MTV VMA Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Island Records group The Killers have completed their fourth album - and first new studio album in two years - DAY & AGE, featuring the new single, "Human" debuting worldwide September 22nd, while the digital single will be released September 30th. The new album hits stores November 25th - two days before Thanksgiving.
DAY & AGE was produced by Stuart Price, a key figure in electronic music (Les Rhythmes Digitales) who previously worked with The Killers on "Don't Shoot Me Santa," their 2007 Christmas single; as well as music on their 2007 compilation, Sawdust. Over the past five years, Price has worked as a producer, mixer, programmer, and keyboardist, including The Killers' "Mr Brightside" remix which was Grammy Nominated.
The Killers - Brandon Flowers on vocals and keyboards, guitarist David Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci - found time to complete their new album while also wrapping up their biggest summer rock festival season in the U.S. and abroad. Historic headlining gigs at England's prestigious Leeds and Reading fests coincided with an appearance on the cover of NME's August 8th issue. Earlier in 2008, the Killers took home top honors for Best Band of the Year and Best Track of the Year ("Tranquilize") at the annual NME Awards USA gala, at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23rd.
DAY & AGE comes one year after the release of Sawdust (November 2007), a 17-song collection of previously unreleased session tracks, B-sides, rarities and one-offs. The album was assembled at a recording studio in New York's Hell's Kitchen, where the Killers worked with Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Lou Reed two recordings. Two singles and videos were issued: "Shadowplay" (from the motion picture soundtrack of Control, Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis), and "Tranquilize".
The Killers' RIAA platinum second album Sam's Town (October 2006) debuted at #2 and spun off two hit singles: the #1 Modern Rock "When You Were Young," nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Short Form Music Video; and "Read My Mind," the band's first #1 at Triple-A. Their worldwide 5 million-selling debut Hot Fuss (June 2004) was the longest-running rock album inside the top 50 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for all of 2005, logging 94 weeks on the chart - 53 of those inside the Top 50. The album spun off four solid hit singles - the Grammy-nominated anthem, "Somebody Told Me," the VMA-winning (and Grammy-nominated) "Mr. Brightside," the Modern rock hit "Smile Like You Mean It," and the Grammy-nominated "All These Things That I've Done."

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Difficult to understand anyone who would rate less than 5 stars...:

I've heard much of The Killers in the past, i.e... "Mr. Brightside" and their other big hits. None of their other albums had me "hooked" right out of the gate, though... I've only been listening to this record for about two weeks now, but it is nothing shy of amazing. Even if you aren't a big synth-pop fan, you have to give credit due to The Killers on the basis of craftsmanship alone. The way they collaborated in writing this album is worth investigating, and if they continue to write the way they did on... more info

Best of 2008:

It's hilarious to read the 1-star reviews of this album. Not because I look down at those reviewers since I completely disagree (please note my 5 star rating), but because all art is subjective. One man's garbage is another man's Warhol...but don't get me started on that since Warhol to me was essentially a garbage collector.
Anyway, for my taste this album is the best of 2008...which is saying something since there's been some stunning work this past year (e.g. Q-Tip, Al Green, Fleet Foxes, Or the... more info

It's Very Over:

"My signs are Vital" as lyrics?
Give me a break - I'm not a soldier but I got soul was the highpoint of this soon to be forgotten band.

Best Killers album yet!:

I really enjoyed listening to this cd. In my opinion it's their best work yet. I hope they combine all the elements from their 3 albums to make the fourth one. I can't wait for what they bring out next.

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