A newly built facility at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas became the band's studio, and legendary producers Flood and Alan Moulder (who had previously worked together with U2 and the Smashing Pumpkins) were chosen to helm the controls. Rather than take a break to recover from their heavy tour regime, the Killers immediately set to work on a second album. The frontman's confidence was not unwarranted by 2006, Hot Fuss had earned five Grammy nominations and sold over five million copies. Buoyed by such success, Flowers became a sought-after media presence, often lashing out at such groups as the Bravery for riding his band's coattails into the mainstream. Brightside," "Smile Like You Mean It," and "All These Things That I've Done" all became worldwide chart hits, and Hot Fuss peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top 200. dates with British Sea Power and stellastarr* in 2004 gave the Killers an opportunity to showcase material from their debut album, Hot Fuss, which was released that June.
A worldwide deal with Island followed shortly thereafter, positioning the Killers to join the ranks of fellow indie/post-punk revivalists Interpol, the Rapture, and the Strokes. Brightside." The Killers' buzz had effectively traveled back across the Atlantic by fall 2003, and the band was offered a prime spot at the annual CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
and issued a limited-edition single for "Mr. The British label quickly signed the Killers, who temporarily moved to the U.K. caught wind of the Killers' brewing hype, and although he neglected to bring them on board the Warner roster, he did pass along their demo to the London-based indie imprint Lizard King. Brightside." Stoermer, a former medical courier, and Vannucci, a classical percussion major at UNLV, eventually joined the fray, and the band began playing small clubs in their hometown.Ī U.K. The two began collaborating on material within weeks, they'd composed their soon-to-be radio hit "Mr. Instead, he remained in Las Vegas, where he soon met local guitarist and Oasis fanatic Keuning. Flowers had parted ways with his former synth pop group, Blush Response, after refusing to move to Los Angeles with the rest of his bandmates. alternative chart-topper with the single "Caution." Less than a year later, they released the pensive tonal shift, Pressure Machine.įounding foursome Brandon Flowers (vocals/keyboards), David Keuning (guitar), Mark Stoermer (bass), and Ronnie Vannucci (drums) first came together in late 2001.
In 2020, their sixth album, Imploding the Mirage, garnered critical praise and scored them a U.S. After the abrupt stylistic shift on 2006 sophomore effort Sam's Town - which de-emphasized the group's new wave revivalism in favor of the heartland rock of Bruce Springsteen and Rattle and Hum-era U2 - they struck a balance between their two sides on a consistent run of Top Ten releases that peaked with 2017's chart-topping Wonderful Wonderful. Brightside" - and catapulting the group into the international spotlight. With a mix of 1980s-styled synth pop and fashionista charm, the band's multi-platinum 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, became one of the decade's biggest releases, spawning four hit singles - including their most enduring hit, "Mr. As they matured from their indie dance-rock roots into torchbearers of new wave- and Americana-inspired anthems, Las Vegas rock quartet the Killers earned global success.
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