or are we dancer?

Every now and then I buy a new CD to expand my library. Often this is based on one song I heard on the radio, a Youtube link..whatever. Rarely do I find a CD that I love the entirety of having only heard one song prior to purchase.

here are a few recent ones:

I-Empire by Angels & Airwaves

The Now and Not Yet by Jeremy Riddle - though to be fair I had Jeremy's last CD and loved it... so

and now Day & Age by The Killers

I bought this disc because I love, love, love the song "All These Things That I've Done" from their previous album. I had hoped to find just one more like it on the CD. Wow was I surprised.

The reasons I love this disc/album are:
1.) overall 80's vibe - you just can't go wrong with 80's vibe
- there are hints and smatterings of ELO, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Cars, Peter Gabriel, Blondie... maybe it's because frontman & main lyricist Brandon Flowers is also the keyboard player. This just naturally lends itself to loving 80's music with its synth rich, synth driven, lush, multi layered, anthem singalong songs. And the Killers pull this off without sounding retro - this is as fresh as tomorrow. yeah. that's it.

oh, and Flowers has said he was influenced by the Pet Shop Boys - so, one more point in the "I-knew-I-liked-this" category

b.) diversty. I love how the straight ahead rock songs sit nicely next to the pop songs, which feel at home with the funk swagger tunes (Joy Ride will remind you immediately of Blondie's "Rapture") and then comes the brooding Cure-like "Good Night, Travel Well'.

I'd highly recommend getting the deluxe version through iTunes with 2 bonus tracks.

There are a few mild profanities... well, better said, the word "damn" is used once appropriately and once out of context, but otherwise it's a brilliant album.

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yeah I don't totally get the chorus, but I still really like it - and the rest of the album.

oh and one last thing... Flowers voice makes me think he could have so easily been a famous singer in the 1920's - 1930's. It just adds to the overall charm of the band...