Few bands in the mid-2000s rose so quickly to the forefront of pop music as Las Vegas rock quartet the Killers. Their sound draws influences from the new wave and retro music styles of 1980s and 1990s with a savvy mix of synth heavy anglo-pop and fashionista charm. With three fresh alternative albums, they have grown into an exciting and widely successful band.
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Brandon Flowers (vocals/keyboards), David Keuning (guitar), Mark Stoermer (bass), and Ronnie Vannucci (drums) came together in 2002, and when the band's smart debut, Hot Fuss (2004) was released it launched the group into the international spotlight. Their music and lyrics reveled in the garish glitz of the band's hometown Las Vegas with anthemic tales of androgynous girlfriends and illicit affairs and spawned four singles. By 2006, the revivalist pop-rock of Hot Fuss had earned them five Grammy nominations and sold over five million copies. Rather than take a break to recover from their long touring schedule, the Killers immediately set to work on their second album which abandoned the group's new wave styling in favour of heartland folk-rock nostalgia about the demise of old-fashioned American values. The popularity generated by lead-off single "When You Were Young" led up to the album's highly anticipated release and Sam's Town2006 sold 700,000 copies worldwide during its first week, spawning three U.S. singles which would gain the Killers two additional Grammy nominations. After recording at a newly built studio at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, The Killers returned with Day & Age (2008), which saw another change in direction as they toyed with playful pop pastiches and slick, oddball dance-rock.
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