Hereâs the deal: I was only 5 when Mr. Brightside hit big. Still, the Killers were a staple of my high school years. But Iâve grown. Iâve matured. Sure, I may have gone through a metal/punk-rock phase (I may
still be going through a metal/punk-rock phase), but the Killers were the foundation, a sturdy influence. So when their new album came out, I had to give it a listenâif only for old timeâs sake.
Annnnnd, Iâm here to say the Killers are still a wondrously absurd rock band, and
Imploding the Mirage hits just as you d expect: it provides delightful synth-rock tracks like âCautionâ and âBlowback and arena anthems like âMy Own Soulâs Warningâ and âDying Breed.â Thereâs even a ballad with friend-of-Portland k.d. lang, âLightning Fields.â Add in a few so-so numbers that donât quite crack into the rock stratosphere, and you have a quintessential Killers album. Their new song o