.::. THE KILLERS .::.

Un grupo nacido en Las Vegas (Estados unidos) que tanto que chupa de la new wave británica de finales de los 70's, comienzo de los 80's o del brit-pop de los 90's como de la moda de las nuevas bandas de semblante garajero, las cuales poco tienen que expresar mas allá de revivir sonidos realizados mucho mejor en décadas anteriores. El grupo, formado por el cantante, tecladista y principal compositor Brandon Flower (ex componente de la banda pop de sintetizadores Blush Response), guitarrista David Keuning, el bajista Mark Stoermer y el baterista Ronnie Vannucci, se creo en el año 2002 tras reunirse despues de contestar a un anuncio publicado en "Las Vegas Weekly" por Keuning. tras pasar por el sello independiente Lizard King en el año 2004 aparecieron en el mercado, bien promocionados, con el single "Somebody told me", canción publicada en Island que sonó con fuerza en las estaciones de radio y en la televisión, hecho que los provoco la popularidad inmediata.

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Brandon Flowers (vocals/keyboards), David Keuning (guitar), Mark Stoermer (bass), and Ronnie Vannucci (drums) took the fashionista pop world by storm in summer 2004 with "Somebody Told Me." The perfectly stylish song pulls from the band's influences — the Smiths, New Order, Oasis, and the Cure — and it was just enough to get them on MTV. Part new wave and part new-millennium post-punk, this Las Vegas foursome originally got together in 2002. Flowers had left behind his former synth pop band, Blush Response, when he noticed a classified ad in the local newspaper placed by Keuning. Both of them were huge Oasis fans, and within weeks the two composed their soon-to-be cult hit, "Mr. Brightside." Stoermer, a former medical courier, and Vannucci, a classical percussion major at UNLV, soon joined the fray that became the Killers. The London-based indie imprint Lizard King caught wind of the band's brewing hype and quickly signed them to issue the limited-edition single for "Mr. Brightside" in fall 2003. In October, the Killers' buzz earned them a prime spot at the annual CMJ Music Marathon. A worldwide deal with Island followed shortly thereafter, positioning the Killers to join the ranks of Interpol, the Rapture, and the Strokes. Shared U.K. dates with British Sea Power and stellastarr* in summer 2004 also gave the band the opportunity to showcase material from its debut album. Hot Fuss appeared in June. Two months later, it was announced that the Killers were among the ten finalists up for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize.

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