The heart-breaking plot on “Runaway Horses”, for example, exemplifies what makes the sense of community on the album so potent. Whilst a story can only be told so many times, The Killers find innovative ways to approach this storytelling. Popular music appears to increasingly be following a growing trend of stripped back production. Sonically, this hearkens back to records such as The National’s Sleep Well Beast and Taylor Swift’s own pandemic reflective folklore. Followed by a haunting piano, “West Hills” instantly creates a sober and retrospective tone. Praising her “nice, small community”, the first snippet from a 26-year-old woman is characterised by love for her local surroundings. "Whilst a story can only be told so many times, The Killers find innovative ways to approach this storytelling"īeginning the album with a voice recording, the cinematic feel of the album is epitomised through dialogue. In this sense, the pre-release very much mirrored the record: humbled, hushed, and a change of direction. Instead of the traditional pre-album singles, Pressure Machine was preceded only by an album cover, a track list, and some snippets posted onto the band's social media. Before the release of the album, it became clear that the band was trying something different. What makes Pressure Machine different is the resignation into quieter reflection. The Killers' 2016 single addresses domestic violence in a political scandal Then, the second verse shifts the perspective to the unnamed senator’s wife it appears Flowers enjoys championing the silent, with this hit being a microcosm of the new record. In fairness, The Killers have sung before about the American political system - look no further than their 2016 banger “Run for Cover”, which explores a senator obsessed with power. This record humanises a small town in a way that challenges this generalised commentary. The categorisation of 74,216,154 people (Trump’s 2020 electorate) is carried out sweepingly, as we forget the face behind every figure. What conventional narratives forget is that behind every voter is a person. Blue-collar working-class voters have been largely ridiculed, with the communities labelled as xenophobic and close-minded, particularly since the 2016 US election. On Pressure Machine, The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers used his hometown of Nephi, Utah, to create a snapshot of rural American life using fractured glimpses into an often-caricatured demographic. A period of reflection, and change in direction, seem to have resulted in a record that captures the zeitgeist of the last year. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the way The Killers’ 2020 Imploding the Mirage tour and rollout dissolved as the year unfolded. For musicians, this led to a crisis of uncertainty, with touring and promotion dishearteningly stifled. Contact.Lockdown and the pandemic caused the world to slow down. Original content © 1996-2021 - All Rights Reserved.
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It is deliberately non-chronological and is split into the primary categories above per album type. This Discography is split into multiple sections to help you narrow your focus.