When the Killers launched “Boy” final yr, Brandon Flowers advised NME {that a} new album could be coming this yr. That nonetheless hasn’t been introduced, however they did simply launch one other new single, “Your Side of Town.” It was produced with frequent collaborators Stuart Price and Shawn Everett.
Talking to Hanuman Welch on ALT CTRL Radio on Apple Music 1 concerning the song, Brandon Flowers stated, “It’s like a collision of a lot of the music that inspired us and influenced us, but it works wonderfully. I hear Pet Shop Boys, I hear New Order, I hear Depeche Mode. But at the same time, I really do feel like I can take ownership of it. It doesn’t feel like a copy. It’s nice when things like that work out. You can’t really force it. It was just one of those magical moments in the studio where it was born, and we were lucky that we’re able to capture it.”
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About the “jealous tendencies” that impressed the lyrics, he provides, “It’s a creepier side of myself. Every now and then you’ll write something and I like to say I’m always lurking, even if I’m being vague in a song or if it’s fictional, you can’t completely remove yourself. So I think when I was a young man, I had some very jealous tendencies and things like that with girls. And obviously, I’ve outgrown that now, but I think I tapped into that with the song and some of those frustrations I felt in my late teens.”
You can undoubtedly hear these influences coming by way of on this ’80s-style synthpop song, and the song takes a stunning flip when Flowers tries on some vocoder within the refrain. Listen under.
The Killers even have upcoming reveals and pageant appearances, together with Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond, Asbury Park’s Sea.Hear.Now, Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful, California’s Ohana Festival, and extra. See all dates under.
The Killers tour dates
8/26 – READING, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – READING FESTIVAL
8/27 – LEEDS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – LEEDS FESTIVAL
8/29 – EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAL HIGHLAND CENTRE
9/1 – BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – BOUCHER ROAD PLAYING FIELDS
9/3 – STRADBALLY, IRELAND – ELECTRIC PICNIC
9/15 – LOUISVILLE, KY @ BOURBON & BEYOND
9/16 – ASBURY PARK, NJ @ SEA.HEAR.NOW FESTIVAL
9/18 – RENO, NV @ GRAND SIERRA RESORT AND CASINO
9/19 – RENO, NV @ GRAND SIERRA RESORT AND CASINO
9/21 – HIGHLAND, CA @ YAAMAVA RESORT & CASINO
9/22 – LAS VEGAS, NV @ LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL
9/27 – WHEATLAND, CA @ HARD ROCK LIVE SACRAMENTO
9/29 – DANA POINT, CA @ OHANA FESTIVAL
10/20 – AUSTIN, TX @ THE GERMANIA INSURANCE SUPER STAGE AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
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