The Killers’ new album is a shimmering cocktail of 80’s Pop and a dash of glam. Camp as Christmas, ‘Day & Age’ puts a rocket up the Pet Shop Boys backside and goes ‘bam’.

Gone are the pretenses of being a Rock band, The Killers finally live out all their Pop fantasies on one album. More electronic than its two predecessors, ‘Day & Age’ drops any earlier road movie references and Rock cliches.

The boys from Las Vegas, Nevada, play their way through a veritable wax museum full of European pop stars. This is the Eurostar blazing through the Belgian countryside rather than a Chevy rolling over Nevada blacktop. Still interested? Then read on.

Pet Sop Boys? Certainly, we got the georgeous ‘Human’ and the ‘This Is Your Life’. Freddy Mercury? We even got some Freddie style, operatic nonsense. Check ‘A Dustland Fairytale’ and ‘Neon Tiger’.

‘Losing Touch’ is an excellent David Bowie pastiche, circa ‘Ashes To Ashes’. On ‘Spaceman’ you get odd X-Files inspired lyrics riding over a bit of New Order. And, finally, The Killers try their hand at 80’s cod funk with the fairly fishy ‘Joy Ride’. Did somebody say Spandau Ballet?

Watch The Killers Perform ‘Human’

This may sound a bit messy, but ‘Day & Age’ is a surprisingly ‘together’ album. The Killers may wear their influences openly on their sleeves but they play their way through it all without losing the plot. It may not be terribly original, but it’s good fun.

When the band stops referencing old Pop records and is content with just being themselves, they still turn out a decent tune. Check out the low key shuffle of ‘I Can’t Stay’.

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