The Killers – American nu-glam

The Killers originally formed in 2002 when Brandon Flowers was dumped by the group he was previously in, Blush Response, after blankly refusing to move to LA with the rest of the band.

Flowers’ current group consists of Dave Kenning on guitars, Mark Stoermer on bass, Ronnie Vannucci on drums and Brandon himself on keyboard and vocals. Ronnie was working as a photographer and Mark as a medical courier when the group formed.

The band finally gained the exposure they needed when they reached the attention of Lizard King, an independent, London-based record label and a special edition of ‘Mr Brightside’ was released in the autumn of 2003.

The Killers have made several fab singles including ‘Somebody Told Me’ and ‘Mr Brightside’, and have recently released their debut album Hot Fuss which features previously unreleased material such as ‘Andy You’re A Star’ and ‘Midnight Show’.

The group has tour dates lined up from now up until March of ’05, so will be busy occupying groups of enthusiastic ears alongside timid music taste-buds. We are well overdue the vibrant burst into the hip music scene that is The Killers.