Brandon Flowers Revisits the Americana Playbook with Compelling LP
Brandon Flowers’ melodies are largely airy, ebullient, even life-affirming. Articulating the troubles we face, he also, and perhaps ultimately, pays homage to our resilience.
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The Best Artist of the Osheaga Festival 2025 Was Doechii
More than Gracie Abrams, Tyler, the Creator, and Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii offered the best set of this year’s Osheaga Festival.
The Killers’ ‘Hot Fuss’ 20 Years On: A Layered Hit That Still Slays
The Killers’ Hot Fuss is made for the hips and heart, not the brains. Their best tunes are eminently digestible, meant to have you vibrating from the first few bars.
The Killers’ ‘Imploding the Mirage’ Promises Dynamite Rock Yet Delivers Tepid Synthpop
Imploding the Mirage marginally reinvents the Killers' sound, but the lyrics problematically redesign archaic ideology, resulting in a regressive album.
The Killers – “Caution” (Singles Going Steady)
The Killers go for the big hooks and singable anthems on "Caution", but opinion is sharply divided about the song's merits amongst our Singles Going Steady panel.
The Killers: Wonderful Wonderful
It will never go down as anyone's favorite Killers album, but this is easily the most fun the Vegas rockers have had in years.
How the Strokes and Other Indie Bands Reignited Rock ‘n’ Roll in NYC and Beyond
Author Lizzy Goodman talks with PopMatters about "beautiful, accessible, sexy, dirty, pretty punk rock" and her new book, Meet Me in the Bathroom.
Governors Ball 2016: The Killers and M83 Embrace the Rain and Rock the Night
Not even a horrendous rainstorm could hold back Governors Ball from embracing thy inner festival animal.
Rabid Young – “Not Enough” (audio) (premiere)
Las Vegas synthpop quintet releases debut song full of shimmering synths and mid-tempo beats.
The Killers Bring ‘Battle Born’ to the Bronx: 18 September 2012 – New York
The Killers take direction from Werner Herzog in their Amex UNSTAGED performance bringing Battle Born to the Bronx.