:: The Killers set for first studio album in two years

By: Carmine Pascuzzi

Four years after the release of their landmark debut in 2004, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Island Records group The Killers have completed their fourth album – and first new studio album in two years – Day & Age, featuring the new single, “Human” debuting worldwide September 22, while the digital single will be released September 30. The new album hits stores November 22.

Day & Age was produced by Stuart Price, a key figure in electronic music (Les Rhythmes Digitales) who previously worked with The Killers on “Don’t Shoot Me Santa,” their 2007 Christmas single; as well as music on their 2007 compilation, Sawdust. Over the past five years, Price has worked as a producer, mixer, programmer, and keyboardist, including The Killers’ “Mr Brightside” remix which was Grammy Nominated.

The Killers – Brandon Flowers on vocals and keyboards, guitarist David Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci – found time to complete their new album while also wrapping up their biggest summer rock festival season in the U.S. and abroad. Historic headlining gigs at England’s prestigious Leeds and Reading fests coincided with an appearance on the cover of NME’s August 8 issue. Earlier in 2008, the Killers took home top honours for Best Band of the Year and Best Track of the Year (“Tranquilise”) at the annual NME Awards USA gala, at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23.

Day & Age comes one year after the release of Sawdust (November 2007), a 17-song collection of previously unreleased session tracks, B-sides, rarities and one-offs. The album was assembled at a recording studio in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, where The Killers worked with Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Lou Reed two recordings. Two singles and videos were issued: “Shadowplay” (from the motion picture soundtrack of Control, Anton Corbijn’s biopic of Ian Curtis), and “Tranquilise”.

In summary
The Killers' first Single “Human” is to be serviced to media on September 22
“Human” is to be digitally released September 30
New Album Day & Age is to be released November 22