The Killer's Wife

The Killers’ fifth album arrived amid reports of the band attempting to heal their rifts in counseling sessions. In those circumstances, it’s remarkable how liberated and inspired Wonderful Wonderful sounds, whether they’re skewering macho culture on a spiky disco stomp (“The Man”), accelerating through open-road rock (“Run for Cover”), or adapting a Brian Eno instrumental into an emotive ballad (“Some Kind of Love”). It’s also their most personal record to date, with Brandon Flowers candidly addressing his wife’s depression on “Rut” and striving to remain invincible in his kids’ eyes on “Tyson vs. Douglas.”

The return of Dream Wife is a moment worth savouring, with the band in electrifying form with an entirely self-written and self-produced third album. The only outside influence being the heavyweight mixing duo of Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Depeche Mode) and Caesar Edmunds (Wet Leg, Beach House). The incendiary and riotous record finds the trio once again tackling big subjects in their trademark unapologetic manner where, with the band being adept at merging the political with the playful, vital statements are hidden within hot and heavy anthems about making out, having fun and staying curious.

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