The Killers' Sawdust Album Art
Haven't done one of these in awhile, and since everybody loved their take on Joy Division so much, we thought we'd letcha at another cover by the Killers: the album art for Sawdust (tricky us). This is a step-up, actually, if we may continue the apples-and-boleros comparison; while Brandon's vocals on "Shadowplay" were a little hammy for these tastes, the forthcoming b-sides collection's cover to which it belongs is autumnally classy, save the green alarm clock font sitting dead center.
Sawdust is out 11/13 on Island.
Posted at 10:25 AM in Album Art
Tags: The Killers
The Killers "Shadowplay" cover sucks! Bands shouldn't cover Joy Division unless they can improve on the songs! This is weak!
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Awful album cover. I don't know if this is a joke or not but who do The Killers think they are? Porcupine Tree?!?
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a b-sides collection after two albums?
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a bad handjob.
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It looks like interpol with really bad font.
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I am a big fan of the Killers band font, but man, that font for "Sawdust" just doesn't fit. I like the cover image as well....they were so close with this one....
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It's alright- but the cover of their album should not matter as much as the talent of the band. The Killers are the best band of our time! Everything they do is golden... those that think otherwise have no taste.
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Brooke, surely you jest.
Anyway, "Shadowplay" was absolute bullshit slaughtering of the original. Ian Curtis is still on the spin cycle, from that one.
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Kinda rubbish front cover.
I think i get why they have chosen 'Sawdust'
Well me and my brother talked about it.
After you've sawed a piece of wood..what do you get afterwards? Sawdust.
After albums? B-sides.
Put it together.
You've got a B-side album.
Yeah i'm a complete idiot.
I know.
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I like the Killers. I can't stand Joy Division. I haven't heard the cover. That font is awkward. [/comments]
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Shadowplay is really good. Alot of fun live! The album will be amazing like everything they do.
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"The following album cover display was posted between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m."
Tick! Tick! Tick!
DwD
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I was watchin' Live From Abbey Road on the Sundance Channel yesterday and The Killers covered Dire Straits' Romeo and Juliet beautifully.
And for all you holier-than-thou fuckheads, Brandon Flowers (who I do not worship, merely enjoy listening to) explicitly said that he was really worried about covering it because they might not do it justice, but that, if anything, it'll expose their younger fans to good older music.
Cover's pretty. I rather like the alarm clock font- it's a nice play on how it's nearly impossible to separate nature and technology these days. Though it would work better in all white, not green.
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for god sake all u people hu say this cover is shit need sorted out....the killers are the best band in a lonnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg time....and they're in a class of their own!!!!!!!!!!!
BRANDON FLOWERS - LEGEND
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Hmmmmm...I'm thinking of a pattern?
Nirvana:
1989: Bleach
1991: Nevermind
1992: Incesticide
The Killers:
2004: Hot Fuss
2006: Sam's Town
2007: Sawdust
I enjoyed Incesticide as much as any other troubled Midwestern teenager, so I'm looking forward to Sawdust even though it's fifteen years down the road, because...music has no boundaries. Another thing, when we talk about The Killers...are we really talking about the people in the band or their ultimate boss, Universal Music Group. I found out today UMG either owns or has a joint share in Geffen, coincidence maybe? Man, Radiohead really makes learning about Record Labels fun!
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There are still people left who like the Killers?
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On the plus side, Wes, we can look forward to a Brandon Flowers suicide sometime in 2009.
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i like the band, but eew what the flip is this cover trying to imply? bad cover -- bad, bad, bad! nice autumn colors, though. that's the only good thing about it.
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"There are still people left who like the Killers?"
They have fans across the world. They are one of the best alternative-rock bands today, they have so far made two fantastic albums and you will never get close to them. You're an assface.
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"There are still people left who like the Killers?"
They have fans across the world. They are one of the best alternative-rock bands today, they have so far made two fantastic albums and you will never get near to be as succsesfull as The Killers. You're an assface.
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Man, I haven't heard one positive thing about he cover art yet! I think it is really cool and you have to admit it does get you thinkin!!! I like the frount ALOT more than Sams Town anyways respond to me if you agree!
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Bannasplit, see my above post..
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I cannot wait for this album. The Killers are easily the best band post 2000.
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I cant wait for this album.
Why are y'all talking bout the front cover.
lol
they no what they are doing
leave them alone
they are still amazing
lol
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Yup, there are still plenty of fans. I'm one of them.
To all the haters: for once, you might want to try objectively listening to a band's music and not judging them by their mainstream-ness. I know it's hard, but just try. It will do you good.
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And by the way, I like the cover art. It's definitely aesthetically pleasing. Plus, the 24-type font brings down the seriousness... I know these comments would be filled with "who the hell do they think they are?!!!" if it was only the image. Just my two cents.
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fuck you guys. like 2 of you have something to say, the rest of you are music elitists that will die alone in silence.
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Stereogum gives music 6/10.
Fuck OFF!! You indie-elitists are a bunch of washed up musicians who couldn't make it yourselves, and wouldn't know talent if hit you in the face.
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"I like the Killers. I can't stand Joy Division. I haven't heard the cover. That font is awkward. "
You're an idiot, good sir.
The Killers make shite music and Brandon Flowers is a total bastard.
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"On the plus side, Wes, we can look forward to a Brandon Flowers suicide sometime in 2009."
This is probably the most awful thing I've never heard in my whole life ! The Killers have a lot to do with the evolution of rock music in the 00's. And Brandon Flowers is also one of the most talented and brilliant composer of all time. He knows how to express everything with so much of beauty and poetry. Just think about My List or even Smile Like You Mean It... He also gave the Americans a way to be proud of who they are and show the world their great values... Instead of every things we often hear about their government and all that.
We haven't stop the hear about this fantastic band. Just keep going, Brandon ! You're such an inspiration for every young musicians (and I'm also one of your biggest fan !)
The future of rock music will no doubt involve The Killers. These guys are able of everything. They made an impressive "music makeover" from Hot Fuss to Sam's Town. I guess they would try some other style during their career, which I wish to be long!
And for people who think it's too fast to do an album as Sawdust after only two CDs, they don't know how much INCREDIBLE songs they made wich are not on Sam's Town or Hot Fuss.
Howewer, if you desagree with this your such a looser who listen to some kind of shit. I would be really curious to know who is your actual favorite band.
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The Killers are an amazing band. Joy division sucks, the cover is much better. Romeo and Juliet is the only possible failure to outperform the original because Dire Straits was actually a phenominal band as well. If you don't like this album before you have even heard it, then just kill yourself.
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I like it haha!
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I like it. I'm not too bothered by cover work anywho. I look forward to listening to this. I liked that Move Away song and Shadowplay is a glimmer on cleverness.
I'm not the biggest fan of stadium rock, it irritates me. Which was the majority of Sam's Town. Amazing, but not for me. Whereas these B-sides [I hope] will be a little less U2esque.
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I can't believe everyone's bashing the cover of there new album... I think its very F*CKIN COOL... Let them have there Creative Perception on there own ABLUM COVER and there OWN MUSIC! STOP BEING TO CRITICAL AND JUDGEMENTAL AND APPERICATE THE ART OF ART OR THE LOVE AND ART OF MUSIC! LEAVE THE KILLERS ALBUM COVER ALONE! PEACE! LOL THANKS FOR LETTING ME RANT
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the shadowplay cover was horrible, too bad i love the original, and they were the only band that probably had new order/joy division's permission to cover it. What's wrong with the old synth rock model?
nothing.
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I like this album cover a lot, better than interpol's last album cover.
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Best album cover of the last...well, you know.
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Fantastic...
Like I wasn't already oversaturated by the few singles to come from Sam's Town, now I get the pleasure of them self-admittedly butchering other groups' songs.
yippee
Can't Courtney Love get a hold of Flowers and end this already
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Z, you're a damn moron who probably has no friends. The Killers have millions of fans, idiot.
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man what kind ofpeople are posting here?
the killers are better than joy division???
WHAT
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Of course The Killers are better than Joy Division, I mean its so obvious! Who needs songs with meanings?!
"I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" if that ain't clever then I don't know what is.
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The Album art is cool, though if the Alarm clock style font was white it would suit better. But Hey, I'm just waiting for the songs. If your a real Killers fan you'd of realised their releasing the song which is the start of the Murder trilogy: 'Leave the Bourban on the Shelf'. Well that's what I heard. Personally I cannot wait until the 13th of November! A new album and The Killers concert!
Here's the Sawdust Tracklisting:
1. Tranquilize
2. Shadowplay
3. All The Pretty Faces
4. Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf
5. Sweet Talk
6. Under The Gun
7. Where The White Boys Dance
8. Show You How
9. Move Away
10. Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
11. Who Let You Go?
12. The Ballad of Michael Valentine
13. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
14. Daddy's Eyes
15. Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version)
16. Romeo and Juliet
17. Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)
-Ebony
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The Killers guitar player (I don't know his name and don't really care) showed up at my venue with his pregnant girlfriend to pick up their Oasis tickets five minutes before the show ended. She did all the talking and come to find out they didn't want to see the show they just wanted to hang out with Oasis. She was a piece of work to say the least.
Oh, and Sam's Town sucked. Sorry to disappoint ya'll but Brandon Flowers is not Christ returned.
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Chill, kids, chill.. it's just an album.
There may be more in the future, with better cover art.
They thought it was alright. I don't agree with them but whatever.
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the font of 'sawdust' looks like from the tv series 24. myabe theyre fans hahaha...
the killers just keeps fading and fading gone
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Wow. This is turning into that 30 seconds to mars thread from a few weeks ago...
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You know, Nirvanna had crap album cover art too, but people mindlessly worshipped that band.
Granted, "Sawdust" isn't the greatest album cover, but neither are any of Nirvanna's.
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guys, chill. I really like the killers, so i suppose i am biased and think everyone should listen to them, but really, if you don't like it, just listen to something else and agree that it's not your thing. no need to bring down the people who do like the killers. and there's no way their album cover can make any sense until we hear the album in its entirety, so just check it out and realize that, whether you like it or not, it is an art form that somebody put a lot of thought into, and respect it for that and that alone. THen forget about it.
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Ok the killers are the best band of our time, first 2 albums were both brilliant as im sure the next will be. They must be doing something right if u guys are putting up all these posts just on how u hate the album art...
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I heard the original "Shadowplay" by Joy Division and I must say... I find it quite bland. I like the cover much more. And I agree with bassboy up there... not everyone will love The Killers. Who cares if you think they suck or if they rule the world. Either way, they are out there doing what they love, despite what you haters say. And honestly, if they were so bad, why would they still have millions of fans? They really are one of the best of these times. Long live The Killers.
OH AND P.S.
For all you people talking crap, lemme ask you...
1.) Are you out there doing what you love in front of sold out audiences?
2.) Do any of you have ANY talent like that band, whatsoever?
I'd like to see it. It'd also be funny to see Brandon laugh in your face at your pussy comments. LoL. Oh man, one of you Killers haters do me a favor... grow balls to say it to their faces and let me see them smack ya! :)
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shut the fuck up the killers are the best whatever they do
brandon flowers is sexy :)
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i like what sophia said. if u dont like them, dont listen to it! the killers showed me how great music actually can be and this sounds gay/corny but music actually became different after i got their albums.
for some reason it hurts pretty bad when people bag the music that you love .
im sick of people my age (where i live) not giving music a chance that isnt by JT or nelly furtado. i like their songs too, but i wish everyone could just like the music they wanted to like and didnt comment on other peoples choice.
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PS.
dont hate me for this but could SOMEONE please explain to me what b-sides are?? i dont understand why songs like "glamorous indie rock" and"where the white boys dance" are on their new album when they are on the previous?? and why they have remix of mr brightside and a different version of sams town?
id love it if someone explained?
xx
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well.... all u killers h8ers r all talkin out of ur bksides i think dis cover is gr8 and im sure most killers luvers would agree wiv me! if u dnt lyk it thn beat it. x
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OMFG WHY THE HELL DO YOU ALL HAVE TO BE SUCK MOTHERFUCKING IDIOTS. THE KILLERS ARE FUKCING AMAZING. PERIOD!!!!!!! (.) SO ALL OF YOU GUYS CAN GO FUCK YOURSELVES FOR BEING SUCH IDIOTIC ASSHOLES. THE MUSIC IS AMAZING. THE COVERS ARE 2. SO STFU. YOU CANT BE A KILLERS FAN AND DIS' FOR THE COVER THEY HAVE(.)
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I really do not understand all the anger.
I definitely will not waist my time mindlessly bashing an artist I don’t like. So wipe your tear smeared emo eyeliner eyes and move the fuck on.
The Title and album art are amazing. It is a great concept for a B-Side record.
From a musicians view The Killers are a breath of fresh air. Yes you can say they sound like Duran Duran, Joy Division Etc... But is that such a bad thing? It is so much more interesting than the majority of bands out there right now that all sound the exactly the same! I thank the Killers for giving us something so great and different.
Tranquilize W/ Lou Reed is one of the most epic tracks I've heard this year.
Their version of Shadowplay is amazing as well. I am a huge Joy Division fan. The Killers give the cover more than justice.
If you think The Killers do not have a fan base you must live in a hole. Every show I've seen has been sold out with some of the most ecstatic fans at a concert since I saw U2 a couple of years ago. They are amazing live. I'd put them in my top five live acts any day.
I look forward to the next studio release form them and thank them for giving us Sawdust while we wait.
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Suprized most people here don't like the cover...
I personaly like it, it gives a gr8 autum feal, but yeah the Sawdust font dosn't fit.
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I like this album alot. But I'm a little perplexed by why Flowers decided to redo the Vocals on some songs, but not others. Under the Gun and Move Away, I think were perfect the way they were, and went and make Under the Gun flat, and his voice actually cracks in Move Away at 2:38, and THEY LEFT IT IN. I love the killers but this is strange to me. The album is fantastic though, it's already grown on me after one day. Sweet Talk is fantastic.
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The Killers are an amazing band! They are so much better than the current bands which do sound EXACTLY alike! The Killers are probably the only band out there who is not afraid to try new things. All those bands(I'm sure you all know who i mean) would never have the balls to try anything close to Sam's Town because they would sell ZERO records. With Sam's Town, The Killers proved that it's the music that matters!! Yes, they have a B-sides album already because they are that good!!
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But What About Tranquilize with Lou Reed?
That is an Amazing song. Period.
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Hot Fuss cover is cool. Best album of my life.
Sam's Town's ordinary. Songs great though.
Sawdust's BAD!!......
But Playlist is AMAZING!!
since Hot Fuss released, i bought it right away(US Ver.), there's not include the Ballad of Michael Val & Indie Rock 'n' Roll... Both songs great!
Killers got loads of good tunes on b-sides, like Suede.
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The album art is cool and every one who doesnt think so is a gay fudgepacking bum licking goat shagger, the album is mint aswell
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i agree with many of you on this thread in that i too thought sam's town was a large disappointment & something that was 'pop-ified' to the point of making me sick.
the latest album cover i think is interesting simply because as someone above has stated
"a b-sides collection after two albums?
Posted by: richard at October 11, 2007 11:50 AM"
is rather odd & almost a ploy in order to look for un tapped cash flow...
but as i discussed this with one of the guys here in my office, he made a good point that maybe 'the killers' are contemplating leaving there label or that quite possibly there have already been discussions regarding this & that the label may have pushed this out simply to make as much profit as possible.
and if this is the case one could possibly look at the album as 'cutting of the hand that fed you' & more along the lines of a statement rather then just some visual abstraction.
just a thought
s
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Just browsed and for the record Stewart
Nirvana:
Bleach
Nevermind
In Utero
Incesticide
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This album is fantastic. I'm a huge Killers fan and seen them three times in the past year. The band have really matured over the past few years and tranquilize is a great song despite taking a bit of time to grow on me. This record completes my collection of Killers songs. The order of the tracks does not strike me as making sense but all the tracks are brilliant. People who spend their time slating other bands obviously have got nothing better to spend their time doing. Perhaps they should spend more time supporting bands they like. Flowers is a genious and the cover tracks are truly amazing. Romeo & Juliet does the original justice and more, flowers vocals are sublime on this track. The Killers are a truly great band who im certain will have a long successful career.
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There are a few good songs on this album such as Move Away, All the pretty faces, Sweet talk and Shadow play, The rest suck!!! Since when does a band re relase songs, What the hell happend here? Hope they start to write their own stuf again! B- SIDES after 2 albums who do they think they are? U2? The Beatles? Even those bands dis b-sides later in their times and do we remeber them for their B-sides? No way! Hey killers keep writing your own stuff thats how you become someone to remember.
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Honestly,people with bad comments keep them to yourself.Hot fuss,Sam's Town, Sawdust, are all amazing.Its incredible how much ONE band can have an affect on people.
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Releasing the B-sides in a single collection was a great way to get the songs to the fans who haven't the opportunities to purchase all of the singles individually. Tranqualize is another one that highlights Brandon's song-writing talent and the Abbey Road Sam's Town version also shows his awesome talent on the keyboard. Life and Spirit were given to Shadowplay. Sweet Talk has inspiring lyrics and great depth. Sawdust is dedicated to their fans and their fans are grateful.
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Also, the album art is pretty hilarious. Of course there's a chopped-off hand, they're The Killers. Keepin' with the theme.
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Anyone who says Joy Division sucks is invalid. That band gave a look into the psyche of a man who suffered way more inside than most of us ever will. Their music is like stepping into his mind. It's just as epic as it is claustrophobic. And it just might make you kill yourself.
Now the Killers, on the other hand, have lyrics which don't really seem to mean anything. And I find their music rather annoying. I pretty much hate modern radio rock. Grunge is still where it's at IMHO. But then I grew up on that stuff so I guess I'm just like everybody else.
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How can you say mean things about Brandon Flowers when you've never met him? The Killers are an okay band who are just trying to make music they love. How is it evenly remotely possible to belittle musicians like The Killers who aren't even in the new like Britney doing stupid stuff???
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The Killers are an awesome band! They're my favorite band by far! Anyone who doesn't like them and goes around saying "The Killers fucking suck!" needs to go crawl in a hole and die.
yeah :)
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