Tom: Second single off the new album; it’s been out for a while, but the video’s new.
Tom: And it sounds like the Killers. It’s got their guitar sound. It’s got the structure and pacing of ‘Spaceman’. It’s even got the slight dip to minor key for one chord in the chorus.
Tim: Right: textbook Killers. Took me a while to get on board – that first verse in particular I found way too bass-heavy – but it had won me over by the time the second chorus rolled around.
Tom: This is a perfectly serviceable track. There’s nothing wrong with it. But let’s be honest: the trouble is we’re automatically comparing it to a track from thirteen years ago that’s still so popular that it keeps appearing in the Top 100 based on streaming alone.
Tim: Yeah, it’s weird – now you’ve mentioned it, I’m trying to think of any other bands or acts that are like that, and I’m not sure I can. However many great songs they have, it seems Mr Brightside will always overshadow them.
Tom: The Killers don’t just have a back catalogue: they have some songs that helped to define years of people’s lives. That’s a high standard to meet: and this just doesn’t quite get there. Still good, though.