Tim: The obligatory new single from the upcoming Direct Hits singles collection, this is produced by M83.
Tom: Ooh, now that’s exciting. That’s a combination I hadn’t thought of.
Tim: Now I’ve told you that, you’ll hit play and about thirteen seconds later think “oh, yeah”.
Tim: So, The Killers have gone and done electropop, and they’ve made quite a decent job of it.
Tom: M83’s influence is obvious, although it’s not quite the full-on explosion of electropop that they’re known for before. It’s a much calmer track than I expected.
Tim: Yes – outside the chorus, it has to be said there’s not a lot going on, aside from a gradually increasing level of anticipation for what’s coming inside the chorus. Because that chorus is fantastic. It makes the song, though that does come with with a sense of disappointment: if the verses matched up to, this could have been one of the songs of the year.
Tom: I still reckon there could be more, even there – M83 are known for producing such massive tracks that even the chorus was a touch disappointing to me.
Tim: You think? Either way, this could be better, and “America’s biggest rock band changes direction and absolutely smashes it” has a nice ring to it; “…and does a manageable job” doesn’t so much. But still, for me, what a chorus.