UK Fans Vote for Killers over Democracy
Day & Age, The Killers new disc, bested Guns ‘N’ Roses long-awaited (now there’s an understatement) Chinese Democracy for the number one slot on the UK charts this week, shocking virtually everyone. This is the band’s third CD and their third to reach the top of the charts.
Outselling what was thought to be the most eagerly anticipated release in recent history probably isn’t enough for Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers. He recently told AntiMusic that his band can be bigger than U2.
“They’re unbelievable but they’re getting old,” he said. “I feel like it’s time.”
In this Day & Age, it’s hard to get attention just for music, no matter how deserving those tunes might be. Flowers is getting as much press for what he’s wearing as what he’s singing lately. As Spin duly noted, he’s been spotted wearing a feathered jacket in the video for his band’s latest single “Human,” on Saturday Night Live, MTV Europe Video Music Awards, and many gigs as well.
Here’s the video — check it out for yourself:
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