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Their sound has been (very accurately) described as "more Eighties than [[The Eighties]]." All their albums save ''Sam's Town'' have been essentially synth-driven indie-rock, with the influence of [[New Wave (Music)|New Wave]], particularly [[Duran Duran]], painfully obvious. ''Sam's Town'' was different, but also very much Eighties, being Heartland Rock/Americana [[In the Style Of]] [[Bruce Springsteen|The Boss]], with some more synth.
The band took a break after years of touring, during which time both frontman Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannuci, unwilling to slow down, released their own solo albums entitled ''Flamingo'' and ''Big Talk'' respectively. Most of the reviews agree that ''Flamingo'' was [[So Okay
And anyways, the band is getting back together in 2012. The new album is titled ''Battle Born'', is expected to be released in September of 2012, and The Killers are already starting to integrate new songs into their live shows.
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* [[Surreal Music Video]]: "Spaceman" and "Read My Mind" in particular.
* [[Tim Burton]]: Directed the [[Music Video]] of "Bones".
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: The [[Music Video]] for "Spaceman".
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* [[X Meets Y]]: Brandon Flowers described "Human" as [[Johnny Cash]] meets the [[Pet Shop Boys]], and an interview in the UK Observer stated it was a cross between [[New Order]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]].
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