The Killers Human Review
New Single from Day & Age Asks Are They Dancers, or Are They Human
Oct 18, 2008
Returning to their dance/ rock/ pop fusion first heard on Hot Fuss for their new album, Day & Age, and the lead single “Human”, The Killers capitalize on their strengths – fast beats, commercial success and strange lyrics.
Teaming up with Stuart Price, who co-wrote and co-produced Madonna’s disc-opus, Confessions on a Dancefloor, “Human” grabs the disco by the balls and hammers home one fantastic track.
The Killers: Human
Destined to conquer the charts and the hearts of clubbers everywhere with its spidery beat, “Human” mixes 80’s style synths and sleek production, and contains interesting images among all the pulsing grooves and beats, making it one of the band’s most accessible and fun tracks in a while.
Lead singer Brandon Flowers ploughs through a grocery list of qualities that he has had to let go of including “grace and virtue”. “Give my regards to soul and romance,” Flowers wanes, “they always did the best they could / And so long to devotion, you taught me everything I know”.
With their jump-out-of-the-box dance single “Human” The Killers mark their return to the dance floor in a big way and give cause to believe Day & Age could be a heavy-hitting singles laden album to finish off what has already been a big year for great dance/pop music.
The Killers – From Sam’s Town to Sawdust
New Wave revivalists The Killers, murdered the music scene in a big way with their mega hit album Hot Fuss from 2004. That album clogged the charts with multiple hits including “Mr. Brightside” and “Smile Like You Mean it” and became MTV and radio staples for nearly two years.
Follow up album Sam’s Town, toured the group though a misguided road trip of Middle America. The album fared less well, since the steam the band had built as the new Duran Duran fizzled when they became the sons of Bruce Springsteen. Still Sam’s Town held a few bright spots including remixes of “When You Were Young” and the brilliant remix of “Read My Mind” by the Pet Shop Boys, who have included their interpretation on their latest album, Disco 4. New single “Human” follows in these footsteps.
By Christmas 2007 the band released an album of rarities and B-sides, Sawdust, including the morbid single “Tranquilize” which paired them with none other than the gloomy Lou Reed. The murky track, which could be compared to the teaming of Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave, became a minor UK hit alongside the independent Christmas single, the uplifting “Don’t Shoot Me Santa”, which may have been inspired by their road trip through middle America during the holiday season.
“Human” is available now. The new Killers album Day & Age is released on November 25.
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