Few bands sound big, and when they do, they usually ape U2 (see Coldplay) or something far worse. The Killers channel the Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, and even Bowie on their third release, Day & Age. And what's wrong with that? So Sam's Town, with its guitar-god earnestness, didn't live up to the huge pop hooks of Hot Fuss? Get over it. Day & Age manages to walk the line between synth-heavy pop and guitar-based rock, and ultimately, with an assortment of slightly off-kilter singles-in-waiting, there is a strange pleasure in listening to Brandon Flowers try so hard.
December 19, 2008
18. Day & Age / The Killers
Few bands sound big, and when they do, they usually ape U2 (see Coldplay) or something far worse. The Killers channel the Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, and even Bowie on their third release, Day & Age. And what's wrong with that? So Sam's Town, with its guitar-god earnestness, didn't live up to the huge pop hooks of Hot Fuss? Get over it. Day & Age manages to walk the line between synth-heavy pop and guitar-based rock, and ultimately, with an assortment of slightly off-kilter singles-in-waiting, there is a strange pleasure in listening to Brandon Flowers try so hard.
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