Brandon Flowers

Brandon Flowers

The killers' first album, scorching fuss, struck a distinct chord with me- and its success reminded us that modern rock radio isn't all about post-grunge jock-rockers like nickelback and godsmack (though it is mostly about that). The killers' music was so infectious and rhythmic. Aesthetically, i was very interested through them as a outcome of they managed to tug off that type of androgynous, new wave sheen in an awfully up to date setting. They got here alongside in 2004, the 12 months i graduated from highschool, and their music and elegance made me feel like i was once entering a model new world wherein i might in reality flourish, far from all of these jerks in high school who simply didn't take into accout me. Of course, beginning with their 2d album, sam's city, the killers started out to shed one of the crucial sheen. There was oncen't a huge dynamic shift in their sound, however it all felt a bit of dirtier. plants, as you may know, is from las vegas and hellos song, to me, has all the time form of seemed like las vegas. Sure, he actually writes tunes about vegas now and again, but it goes past that. It's more of a feeling. That city has a flashy floor, full of glitz and glamour and famous person socialites throwing parties in nightclubs. If you're actually on the lookout for that roughly lifestyle, on the opposite hand, you'd be at an advantage going to somewhere like miami, 'cause it ain't in reality what vegas is set. Under the skin it's a dusty, desolate tract town filled with alcoholics, gambling addicts and used to behed-up performers waiting that will assist you indulge every vice you've ever had.

brandon flora is an skilled at exploring every facet of hellos homeland and surroundings it to tune. This has never been more apparent than on hellos first solo album, flamingo (named for the hotel and casino on the vegas strip). The same forms of personas that seemed in killers tunes are again, best this time he's all however completely abandoned his previous new wave sound in desire of 1 that's much more, neatly, 'vegasy.' each track is an anthem that's as large and flashy as a lance burton magic express but as heartbreaking because the middle-aged waitress at the diner who in fact has to are living within the large tourist attraction that's las vegas. On "hard sufficient," a duet with jenny lewis of rilo kiley, flowers portrays a man seeking to exchange in an effort to retailer hellos relationship with the girl he loves. It's the kind of song that's been written a million times earlier than, but when it's performed this neatly you in reality don't thoughts listening to it again. Like numerous the musics on the album, "hard enough" is a great piece of energy-pop with a little bit of an outlaw u . S . twist and would sound right at home carried out by way of kenny rogers and linda ronstadt. First single "crossfire" is possibly the helloghlight of the album. I'm a sucker for a excellent energy ballad and this one is pitch-perfect. It's one of the best musics plant life has ever written and unquestionably better than anything else on the killers' last album.

flowers can be a little tacky now and then, especially when he makes the most blatant references to vegas tradition. In the 'gambling-as-a-metaphor-for-relationships' lyrics of "jilted enthusiasts & damaged hearts," he sings, "why did you roll your dice, convey your cards?/jilted fans and damaged hearts," in a manner that implies even he supposes he should take it down a no lengthyerch. Still, most of the time flora comes throughout as very straightforward and heartfelt, a tricky process for anyone whose rock and roll persona is with reference to accomplishing bono stages of grandeur. the one in reality disappointing moment of the album comes with closing observe "swallow it." it's not a foul track, per se, but it's roughly quirky and mid-tempo and doesn't really go anyplace. It sounds out of place and would were a bad choice for a closing song on any album, however particularly on one like flamingo that's in any other case full of arena-sized rock and roll anthems. although, i feel ending the album like this makes it really feel like an actual shuttle to vegas: you predict to head out with a bang, however prove going out with a hangover and rather a lot much less cash to your pocket. However both way, you had a just right time!