Sawdust

The Killers emerged in 2004 with a more pop-friendly version of the post-punk revival sound of Franz Ferdinand, the Rapture, et al., and their combination of arena-sized guitar-pop, candy-colored dance-rock, and Robert Smithian vocals (de rigueur for their peer group) made them stars. Three albums down the line, they prove to be more than a flash in the pan on SAWDUST. Something of a grab-bag, the album contains their cover of Joy Division's "Shadowplay" (used in the biopic CONTROL), as well as a tune from the Spider Man 3 soundtrack ("Move Away"). They also pay tribute to less obvious influences with straightforward, unironic covers of Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet" and Kenny Rogers's "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town." The Killers commune with their elders in a more visceral--albeit equally unexpected--way at the start of SAWDUST on "Tranquilize," where they're joined by none other than Lou Reed.

Tracklist:

A1 Tranquilize
A2 Shadowplay
A3 All The Pretty Faces 
A4 Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf
A5 Sweet Talk
B1 Under The Gun 
B2 Where The White Boys Dance 
B3 Show You How 
B4 Move Away 
C1 Glamorous Indie Rock And Roll 
C2 Who Let You Go? 
C3 The Ballad Of Michael Valentine 
C4 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
D1 Daddy's Eyes 
D2 Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version)
D3 Romeo And Juliet
D4a Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)
D4b Questions With The Captain