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In an interview in August 2010, Brandon Flowers was quoted as saying that he had "saved an ace" in regard to a song he had written for his solo album ''Flamingo'', but later decided he would save it for the next Killers album.
In an interview in August 2010, Brandon Flowers was quoted as saying that he had "saved an ace" in regard to a song he had written for his solo album ''Flamingo'', but later decided he would save it for the next Killers album.


On December 6th, 2010, Brandon Flowers told a Canadian newspaper that "we’re going to reconvene in May, it looks like, to get together and start writing."<ref name="considine">{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/on-his-solo-tour-brandon-flowers-is-self-consciously-alone/article1826396/ |title=On his solo tour, Brandon Flowers is self-consciously alone |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=2010-12-06 |accessdate=2010-12-11}}</ref>
On December 6th, 2010, Brandon Flowers told [[The Globe and Mail]] that "we’re going to reconvene in May, it looks like, to get together and start writing."<ref name="considine">{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/on-his-solo-tour-brandon-flowers-is-self-consciously-alone/article1826396/ |title=On his solo tour, Brandon Flowers is self-consciously alone |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=2010-12-06 |accessdate=2010-12-11}}</ref>


In March 2011, Ronnie Vannucci told the BBC that the band were planning to take their time with the next album.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110301_ronnie.shtml</ref>
In March 2011, Ronnie Vannucci told the [[BBC]] that the band were planning to take their time with the next album.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110301_ronnie.shtml</ref>


==Collaborations and solo work==
==Collaborations and solo work==

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The Killers

The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada that was formed in 2001, by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards) and Dave Keuning (guitar, backing vocals). Mark Stoermer (bass, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) would complete the current line-up of the band in 2002.

The group's debut album, Hot Fuss (2004) brought the band mainstream success. The Killers' second album, Sam's Town, was released in 2006, and compilation album Sawdust containing B-sides, rarities, and unreleased material, was released in 2007. Their third studio album, Day & Age, produced by Stuart Price, was released in 2008. In 2009 they released their first live album and DVD titled Live From The Royal Albert Hall.

The band has sold over six million albums in the United States, over five million albums in the United Kingdom and over 15 million worldwide.[3]

History

Formation (2001–2002)

In 2001, Brandon Flowers was abandoned by his first band, a synthpop band known as Blush Response,[4] after he declined to move with the rest of them to Los Angeles, California. After seeing Oasis play at the Hard Rock Hotel, Flowers decided he wanted to be in a rock band and began searching for a guitar player, he eventually came across an ad posted in a Vegas newspaper by Dave Keuning who shared similar musical influences. The pair began practicing and writing together in Keuning's apartment and by the end of 2001 they had recorded a demo tape (which featured early versions of "Mr. Brightside" and "Under the Gun"). Keuning and Flowers played their first live show together at the Cafe Espresso Roma in Las Vegas in January 2002.

By August 2002, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. had joined the band, bass player Mark Stoermer completed the band's line up soon after, both Stoermer and Vannucci had befriended Keuning and Flowers while playing with other bands on the live circuit in Las Vegas. The band initially practiced in Vannucci's garage as he was the only member who owned a house, after he moved they began sneaking into the band room of UNLV (where Vannucci was studying percussion) at night to practice. The band claim that they wrote much of debut album Hot Fuss during these sessions including hit single "Somebody Told Me".[5]

The name The Killers comes from the bass drum of a fictional band in the music video for the New Order song "Crystal".[4]

Getting Signed (2003-2004)

Initially, The Killers played at small clubs in Las Vegas. They began to send demo tapes to major record labels in the US; most of the record labels turned them down but they were invited to perform at a showcase for Warner Bros. Though Warner did not like the band they did catch the eye of Niall Norbury, a British representative for the label, Norbury took the demo back with him, showing it to friend Ben Durling, who worked at UK indie label Lizard King Records. When label head Martin Heath was asked in an interview with HitQuarters what appealed to him about the band he said, "Great and interesting original-sounding songs. When we met Brandon Flowers for the first time it was very clear to me that he was a major star. He had huge charisma. He completely believed in what he was doing. He just stood out and carried the music."[6] The Killers signed with the British label in July 2003.[7]

On the 19 August 2003 , "Mr. Brightside" premiered on DJ Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show in the UK.[8] The Killers then travelled to London and began to play shows in bars and clubs, the crowds grew every night through word of mouth and critical reviews were extremely positive, on 29th of September 2003 they released Mr. Brightside on a limited number of CD's and Vinyl's in the UK, around 1,000 copies sold out within a week. As a result of the buzz from the UK, upon returning to the US they were invited to play at the ASCAP CMJ Music Marathon in New York City[9] many labels were keen to sign the band afterwards and they eventually agreed to sign with Island Def Jam in early 2004.[5]

Hot Fuss (2004–2006)

The Killers performing in 2006 on the Sam's Town Tour 2006

The Killers released their album Hot Fuss in June 2004 in the United Kingdom on Lizard King Records and in the United States on Island Records.[10] Hot Fuss reached Number 1 in the UK in January 2005 and has been classified 6x Platinum by the BPI.[11] It reached the top spot in Australia, where it was certified 3x Platinum, and has also been certified 3x Platinum in the United States and Canada.[12] The band also had chart success with its singles "Mr. Brightside," which became the bands first Top 10 hit in both the UK and US,[13] "All These Things That I've Done,"[14] "Somebody Told Me," and "Smile Like You Mean It." [10]

In July 2005, The Killers performed on the London stage of the Live 8 concert, playing "All These Things That I've Done." Robbie Williams incorporated the song's refrain "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" into his own performance.[15] Coldplay and U2 followed suit and, at their separate concerts played in Las Vegas, with The Killers in the crowd, incorporated the line into their songs "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" and "Beautiful Day," respectively.[16]

Sam's Town (2006–2007)

The Killers' second album, Sam's Town, was released in October 2006 under Island Def Jam Music Group.[17] Brandon Flowers said that Sam's Town would be "one of the best albums people would remember 20 years from now";[18] though the album received a mixed response from critics and fans[19] it was voted the "most underrated album of the decade" by Rolling Stone readers in Dec 2009.[20] The album sold over 706,000 copies worldwide in the first week of release, with a number two debut on the Billboard chart.[21] The record has been certified 4x Platinum in the United Kingdom, Platinum in the United States, and 2x Platinum in both Australia and Canada. The album produced four singles: "When You Were Young" released in September 2006 (Platinum in the United States, Diamond in Brazil), "Bones" which was released in November 2006, "Read My Mind" which was released in February 2007, and "For Reasons Unknown" which was released in June 2007.

The Killers recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios for Live from Abbey Road on November 29, 2006.[22] They performed an almost totally unplugged set, which included a rendition of the Dire Straits hit "Romeo and Juliet". In December 2006 the band released a Christmas charity song, "A Great Big Sled", which benefited Product Red. In February 2007, The Killers attended the BRIT Awards in the United Kingdom, where they performed "When You Were Young". The band won two awards — Best International Group & International Album.[23] In 2007, The Killers headlined the iconic Madison Square Garden for the first time as well as Glastonbury Festival.[24]

Sawdust (2007–2008)

The band released a compilation album called Sawdust, containing B-sides, rarities, and unreleased material, in November 2007. Sawdust has been classified Platinum by the BPI.[25] The album's first single "Tranquilize", a collaboration with Lou Reed, was released in October 2007.[25] The album also contains the songs "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", (a Kenny Rogers and The First Edition cover), "Romeo and Juliet", (a Dire Straits cover), and "Daddy's Eyes", a B-side from "Bones"/Best Buy Bonus Track to Sam's Town. The first pressing of Sawdust contained a rare demo version of "Move Away" which Brandon Flowers later stated was a mistake on the part of the band's record label; the proper version the group intended to put on the album was previously available on the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack is included on later pressings of Sawdust.[26] The band released a cover version of Joy Division's "Shadowplay" on the American iTunes Store that same month.[27] In a Rolling Stone magazine article, Sawdust was compared to the classic Smiths album Hatful of Hollow , they also released a second Christmas single titled "Don't Shoot Me Santa" this was again in aid of Product Red.

Day & Age (2008–2010)

The Killers performing in September 2009 in the United States

The Killers' third album, Day & Age, was released on November 24, 2008 in the UK and November 25, 2008 in North America. They worked with Stuart Price who did the Thin White Duke remix of "Mr Brightside" and produced "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" and "Sweet Talk". The first single from the album was "Human" which was released on September 22 and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[28] Day & Age became the band's third studio album to reach number one in both the UK and Ireland, it reached number six on the Billboard 200 album chart.[29] It has also been certified 4x Platinum by the BPI. The band released a third Christmas single in December 2008, "Joseph, Better You Than Me". It features Elton John and Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys. Proceeds from the downloads will benefit Product Red.[30][31] The Killers also released a fourth Christmas single in December 2009 called "Happy Birthday Guadalupe", and in November 2009 their song "A White Demon Love Song" was added to the New Moon soundtrack.

During the summer of 2009 The Killers headlined a number of festivals across Europe including the Friday night show of 2009's Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park, London , they also headlined American festivals Lollapalooza and Coachella for the first time. On July 5–6 at the Royal Albert Hall, London The Killers recorded their first live DVD, "Live from the Royal Albert Hall". It was released in November and played at various cinemas across the globe. Live from Royal Albert Hall was certified 4x Platinum by the BPI (UK) and Platinum by the RIAA (US).

In late February 2010, The Sun (a British newspaper) published the story that Flowers' mother had died after a two year fight with brain cancer. This meant a premature closing of their Day and Age tour cancelling the Asian dates. Two Australian dates in Sydney and Perth were cancelled; however, both the Gold Coast and Melbourne concerts went ahead, with the Day & Age tour finally coming to a close in Melbourne on February 21 as the headline act at the Good Vibrations Festival at Flemington Racecourse.[32]

Hiatus (2010–present)

In January 2010, the band announced that they will take a short break after being on the road for the better part of six years.[33][34]

The band, invited by US President Barack Obama, played on the White House South Lawn on July 4, 2010 for the second annual "Salute To The Military" United Service Organizations concert as part of Independence Day celebrations, which Flowers described as a "monumental honour".[35] Despite their hiatus, the band got together to play "Human", "Somebody Told Me", "Mr. Brightside", "A Dustland Fairytale", "God Bless America/Read My Mind" and "When You Were Young".[36] The band also played at a progressive campaign rally on July 8, 2010 in Nevada for Obama and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who was up for re-election. The Killers played an acoustic version of "Read My Mind" and did a folksy rendition of the state song, "Home Means Nevada".

The Killers released their fifth Christmas single, titled "Boots" on 30 November in North America, despite the band taking a break.[37]

They are scheduled to be the inaugural headliner of the new International Lollapalooza Festival in Santiago, Chile on April 2, 2011.[38] They will also play the season closing Top of the Mountain concert in Ischgl, Austria on April 30th 2011.[39]

Fourth Studio Album

In an interview in August 2010, Brandon Flowers was quoted as saying that he had "saved an ace" in regard to a song he had written for his solo album Flamingo, but later decided he would save it for the next Killers album.

On December 6th, 2010, Brandon Flowers told The Globe and Mail that "we’re going to reconvene in May, it looks like, to get together and start writing."[40]

In March 2011, Ronnie Vannucci told the BBC that the band were planning to take their time with the next album.[41]

Collaborations and solo work

The Killers also own and operate Battle Born Studios where members recorded Day & Age and Flamingo. Other artists who have recorded there include members of Motley Crue, Elton John, Third Eye Blind, Aerosmith, Kansas, Jerry Lee Lewis, BB King, Howling Bells, and Wayne Newton.

  • In April 2010, it was announced that Ronnie Vannucci Jr would feature with members of Keane and Mumford & Sons in a new band called Mt. Desolation. The debut album of country songs titled Mt. Desolation was released on October 18 and 19 in the UK and United States, respectively. It features Ronnie Vannucci Jr on drums on Track 7. He also features as a guitarist.
  • On September 3, 2010 Brandon Flowers released a solo album, entitled Flamingo. It reached Number 1 in the UK where it has been certified Gold.[42] Featuring 10 tracks, the album was released on September 6 in the United Kingdom and September 14 in the United States.[43] The first single from the album, "Crossfire", was released on June 21, 2010, via iTunes in the United States and Canada,[44] and on August 23, 2010 in the UK.[43]
  • Drummer Ronnie Vannucci is currently working on a solo record called Big Talk which will be released on his own record label, Little Oil, in a team effort with Epitaph Records. The album is expected in the summer of 2011.[40]
  • Bassist Mark Stoermer is currently producing Howling Bells third studio album.[45]
  • Bassist Mark Stoermer is also working on a record too as confirmed by Ronnie Vannucci in NME [46]

Reception

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by The Killers

The Killers have won four NME Awards: "Best International Band" in 2005, 2008 and 2009 and Best Video for "Bones" in 2006. They have also picked up two awards in the first NME Awards USA in 2008 for "Best Band" and "Best Track" for "Tranquilize". The Killers have also been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, but have yet to win. In 2006 the band won the BRIT Award for "Best International Band" and the album Sam's Town won "Best International Album".

Opinion polls and sales charts

11 songs by The Killers feature in the book XFM's 1000 Greatest Songs Of All Time , frontman Brandon Flowers also wrote a foreword for the book.[47]

In November 2009, "Mr. Brightside" was voted the best song of the decade by the listeners of the British alternative rock station XFM.[48] Over 14,000 individual votes were cast by XFM listeners via the station's official website. "Somebody Told Me" was ranked #9[48] and "All These Things That I've Done" was ranked #22.[49] "When You Were Young" was also ranked #31[50] and "Read My Mind" at #86,[51] and "Human" at #94.[52][53]

Absolute Radio listeners also voted "Mr. Brightside" as the best song of the decade.

The readers of the American music magazine Rolling Stone, in December 2009, voted Sam's Town the "most underrated album of the decade".[54] The magazine also ranked Hot Fuss as the 43rd best album in their "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.[55] and Mr. Brightside was ranked the 48th Best Song Of The Decade.[56] In 2008, Rolling Stone readers voted Day & Age the "Album of the Year".[57]

The Killers were at #2 on the Last.fm "Best of 2009" list with 12,471,571 album scrobbles.[58]in April 2010 Last.fm revealed that Mr. Brightside was the most listened to track since the launch of the online music service, with over 7.66 million plays scrobbled.[59]

Amazon.com UK released their lists of the best-selling artists and albums of the decade,[60] with The Killers coming in at #3 in Top 10 best-selling artists of the decade and their Day & Age album coming in at #10 in Top 10 best-selling albums of the decade.

Spin voted The Killers among the 30 Biggest Concerts of 2009[61] for their January 19 show at Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado. Spin's Tim Dwenger wrote about the show saying, "The production quality of the show was top notch, and it was immediately clear why The Killers are on the arena circuit."[62]

In December 2009, "Mr. Brightside" was voted the second-best song of the decade (and the best song by a non-British act) on the UK Channel 4 TV show Greatest Songs of the Noughties.[63]

Hot Fuss was the 26th best-selling album of the decade in the United Kingdom. It spent 173 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, more than any other album. Sam's Town was the 70th best-selling album of the decade in the UK and The Killers were the 21st Best-Selling Album Artist of the decade in the UK.[64]

In October 2010, Mr. Brightside was voted at 9 in the Greatest Guitar Riffs of the 21st Century so far by Total Guitar magazine [65]

Charity

The Killers have become recognized for their work with the (PRODUCT)RED campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. To date they have released five Christmas themed songs and music videos—all proceeds from which have been donated to (PRODUCT)RED campaign and the fight against AIDS in Africa. They have also enlisted the help of other national acts including Elton John, Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Toni Halliday (Curve), Wild Light, Mariachi El Bronx.[66]The songs have released each year on World AIDS Day, December 1st.

Additionally, their song "Goodnight, Travel Well" was used in an effort to promote awareness for sex trafficking headed by UNICEF, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation And Trafficking) and the US Agency for International Development.[67][68]

Discography

Main article: The Killers discography
Studio albums

Tours

See also

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