The Killers - Imploding the Mirage (August 21, 2020) Album • Page 22

Fair enough. I guess the possibility of the band knowing about the hazing thing is still what’s bothering me. I experienced hazing as a kid, so I know what that’s like. A woman in the music industry must be so much worse.

 

This seemed like a reasonable and realistic response by the band to me. The hazing is terrible but it does sound like the band is putting things in place to try to minimize that stuff going forward.

 

I wouldn't say I was "trying hard not to believe the survivor." Quite the opposite, actually. I mean, it obviously sucks when a band you hold dear is accused of something like this. It didn't line up with what I knew about the band, but any voice in that situation needs to be heard, and recent events with other artists told me it was probably true, rather than just plausible. It's on the band to clear their own name.

I think it's clear from her final statement that she still takes issue with the sweeping generalizations made in the legal team's statement-- which is fair. The obvious intent there is to clear the core band members of any wrongdoing, and there's no real justice against the crew/touring band members involved because they're not with the Killers' team anymore. But she seems to accept that the core band themselves didn't do anything malicious, and the broader issue is with touring culture.

And in that respect, the Killers are planning on opening a resource to ensure anyone in a situation similar to Chez wouldn't have nowhere to turn with what they suspect is illicit behavior. Which is to say, they're clearly making the necessary changes against a culture that allows for this sort of thing? I just don't know what else can be done on the band's end.

Anyway, Brandon talks about it here if you're interested.

 

Thanks for the clarification. It’s good they are aiming for a safer work space.

 

This is absolutely gorgeous.

 

This is a sweet album. I'm really digging the remaining songs that hadn't been released yet.

 

shoutout blake mills

 

Wasn’t expecting to like this much, I’ve given all of their albums a try but haven’t really liked anything since Sam’s Town. But Dying Breed and My God are certified bangers.

 

lightning fields has a lot of satellite of love in it.

 

Fire in Bone!!!

 

Love the video

 

They get away with being insanely cheesy on this album. Lightning Fields in particular reaches levels that make me almost crack up.

This might be because I heard an improv comedian play a character who makes 80s pop songs that always have a lyric “ ____ of love” and I cant stop making that association.

 

Also, I want this on purple/blue swirl “lightning fields” vinyl. Can we wish that into existence ?

 

This is Martin Sheffield-Lickley‘s wet dream.

 

Read the reviews, became quite excited. Heard a few singles a few times but spun the hell out of Caution this spring because 1) we were all gonna die, why wait and 2) it is an absolute banger.

Avoided everything else. Waited for release day. At 11:01 CST last night, put on my headphones, made another drink and sat in my favorite chair to let this wash over me.

HOLY SHIT.

This is all the best parts of all the other best parts of their other records. Hot Fuss hooks. Sam’s Town cheese. Day and Age weirdness. Battle Born bombast. And as a companion piece to coming through the other side of Wonderful, Wonderful.

I must admit, much as I love them, that I never thought they would write an album this good again. My God, am I happy to be wrong.

 

My God is so huge.

 

If you wanna see some real denial go back to r/Killers or whatever it is. It was real bad over there.

 

Can't imagine what that pitchfork reviewer would've written about Bowie 45 years ago

 

no thanks!

 

Great fucking record. Songs are so densely layered, so much going on. Love it.

 

Natalie sounds so much like Christine McVie here

 

This thing is great

 

Brandon screaming "We're all gonna die!" and then going straight into some tropical rhythms on "When the Dreams Run Dry" shouldn't work at all, and yet I love it

 

I avoided all of the singles so all of this is just whoa - massive

 

In the Pitchfork review:

"Dave Keuning adds thoughtful guitar crinkles to “Running Towards a Place,” treating Flowers like Stevie Nicks to his Lindsey Buckingham—who, incidentally, cameos on “Caution.”

I thought Keuning was 100% not involved in this record?