Day and Age is the fourth full-length album from The Killers, and for those of you who are fans of The Killers, this album has been much anticipated. Even if you aren’t a regular listener of The Killers, you will find this album to be very enjoyable.

If you don’t know who The Killers are by now, you are quite possibly missing out on one of the greatest “Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll” bands of our day. This four-piece band hails from Los Vegas and truly knows how to bring the eccentric style of their city to their music.

Day and Age combines the retro, new-wave sound that they brought with their first release Hot Fuss and the more mature, bigger ego, sound that came with Sam’s Town.

The lead singer, Brandon Flowers is known to sing off key and be very wordy with his lyrics. The band as a whole is known for their up-tempo songs such as ‘Mr. Brightside, and ‘When You Were Young.’ Knowing their strengths, the Killers released ‘Human’ as the first single off of Day and Age. The song starts out with a slower tempo but soon opens up to the heavy use of the synthesizer, with main lyrics being “are we human, or are we dancer?” This song is soon to become a classic like ‘Mr. Brightside.’

Many of the songs off of Day and Age contain unexpected new sounds thanks to the addition of new instruments. There are saxophones that come in strong during the intro of ‘Losing Touch.’ I can’t stay, contains a harp, steel drums and has a very “tropical” feel to the song. ‘This Is Your Life’ has a very catchy bass intro, which leads into a funk sound throughout the rest of the song.

In my opinion, ‘Spaceman’ is one of the greatest songs off of Day and Age, showcasing their retro new-wave sound and up beat tempo. I would recommend this album if you are searching for something new to add to your music collection, but don’t just let this be the sole album that you listen to from The Killers.

Matt Winger