Having not released an album since 2021’s Pressure Machine, The Killers won’t drop a new LP until 2027.
With the band’s frontman Brandon Flowers focused on his two upcoming solo LPs before returning to work with the group, in an interview The Sun in England, the superstar singer/songwriter said:
“My best guess is that in 2027 you will get the best Killers record.” “I have two records complete. One is almost mixed. The other will follow shortly.” “I’m trying to decide how this is going to work logistically.” “I had a ball making them in Nashville. It’s a departure for sure. Gotta keep you all on your toes.”
Explaining the lengthy delay is due to the band’s tour schedule over the last few years, the 44-year old musician said the group still found time to write together “here and there” adding:
“In 2022 we finally took Imploding The Mirage on the road. It was immense and we did 90-plus gigs.” “In 2023 we did 65 more gigs.” “There was a pent-up demand for that communal experience after Covid. Here’s where it gets tricky.” “Then 2024 saw us celebrating 20 years of Hot Fuss with the residency at Caesar’s, and 20 years of the band with Rebel Diamonds.” “The production and time that went into it all wiped out 2024, 2025 wrapped up so the two solo records I expect will be coming out in 2026.” “We’ve been writing here and there.”
Admitting the group was working on a “synth-pop record” in 2024 while out on the road but ultimately ditched the project because they felt they were too old and didn’t “get the gratification” they expected, the Nevada native stated:
“I did not want to commit to a whole synth-pop record. It is complex.” “There is a place in our hearts for this music but we are getting older.” “We thought you could make an album faster on the road, as you are working more with computers, but we did not get the gratification from it.” “We are now making a rock ’n’ roll album.” “We have only been around 20 years and from when we started, rock radio is a different animal as there were fewer and fewer stations.”
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Author: Saul Goode
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