One Last, Strong Shot of Anti-Haterade

I don't usually do single-song posts, but this was too perfect an opportunity to pass up, considering the subject matter of Saturday's entry. Honestly, the Killers are so reviled by the Pitchfork crowd and yet so strangely beloved by me that I almost posted the shitty-quality live rip of "Neon Tiger" (one of the tracks off the band's upcoming album), just cause the post didn't seem right without these guys. Well in a typically (for me, at least) ironic coincidence, a studio version of their official first single for Day and Age just leaked, so I figured I had to tack it on to the previous entry.

What is it about The Killers that I like so much? I really can't say. It could be that I'm a cheap mark for cool synths, but if that were the case, this site would be nothing but a bunch of drugged-out Australian dance shit. It could be that I love dark subject matter, but if that were the case I'd probably worship Morrisey, which I most certainly don't. It could be that I would legitimately go gay for Brandon Flowers.....actually that may be it, especially considering that he's shaved all the Sam's Town pubes from his face. Whatever the real reason, I'm glad I do love this band, because that love will always force me to stay just short of "cool". And that's fine by me. The new track is titled "Human", and abandons the much-chided (though, to be fair, everything these guys do is chided by the blogosphere) Springsteen-esque Americana of the band's last few years in favor of a "Mr. Brightside" style return to synth-pop. Some of the band's darker elements are also missing here, but I have no doubt they'll return with some of the album's deeper cuts. For now, I'm just happy to have my favorite (only semi-)guilty pleasure back in the game. Day & Age comes out November 25th.

The Killers - "Human" (right click to save)