I-Killers iyiqembu le-rock laseMelika elivela e-Las Vegas, Nevada, elasungulwa ngo-2001. Iqukethe i-Brandon Flowers (amazwi, amakhibhodi), u-Dave Koening (isiginci, amazwi asekelayo), u-Mark Störmer (isiginci se-bass, amazwi asekelayo). Kanye noRonnie Vannucci Jr. (izigubhu, ukushaya).
Ekuqaleni, iThe Killers ibidlala emakilabhini amakhulu eLas Vegas. Ngohlu oluzinzile kanye ne-repertoire ekhulayo yezingoma, iqembu laqala ukudonsa ukunaka kochwepheshe abanamakhono. Kanye nama-ejenti endawo, ilebula enkulu, ama-scouts kanye nommeleli wase-UK e-Warner Bros.
Yize ummeleli weWarner Bros engazange asayine inkontileka neqembu. Nokho, wahamba nedemo. Futhi wayibonisa umngane owayesebenzela ilebula ye-indie yaseBrithani (eLondon) ethi Lizard King Records (manje eyiMarrakesh Records). Iqembu lisayine isivumelwano nelebula yaseBrithani ehlobo lika-2002.
I-Success of The Killers evela kuma-albhamu okuqala
Ibhendi yakhipha i-albhamu yayo yokuqala ethi Hot Fuss ngoJuni 2004 e-UK nase-USA (Island Records). Iculo lokuqala labaculi kwaba elithi Somebody Told Me. Iqembu liphinde laphumelela kumashadi ngenxa yezingoma ezithi Mr. I-Brightside kanye Nazo Zonke Lezi Zinto Ezenziwa, efike kwabayi-10 abahamba phambili e-UK.
Ibhendi yaqopha i-albhamu yayo yesibili iSam's Town ngoFebhuwari 15, 2006 eThe Palms Hotel/ Casino eLas Vegas. Ikhishwe ngo-Okthoba 2006. Umculi wezwi uBrandon Flowers uthe "i-Sam's Town ingenye yama-albhamu ahamba phambili eminyakeni engu-20 edlule".
I-albhamu ithole impendulo exubile kubagxeki kanye "nabalandeli". Kodwa isadumile futhi isithengise amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-4 emhlabeni jikelele.
Eyokuqala ethi When You were Young yaphuma eziteshini zomsakazo ekupheleni kukaJulayi 2006. Umqondisi u-Tim Burton uqondise ividiyo yeyodwa yesibili evela ku-Bones. Eyesithathu yayithi Read My Mind. Ividiyo iqoshwe eTokyo, eJapan. Eyakamuva ibithi For Reasons Unknown, eyakhishwa ngoJuni 2007.
I-albhamu ithengise amakhophi angaphezu kuka-700 ngesonto layo lokuqala lokukhishwa. Ikhishwe okokuqala kunombolo 2 eshadini le-United World.
U-Brandon Flowers umemezele ngo-Agasti 22, 2007 e-Belfast (eNyakatho Ireland) emcimbini we-T-Vital ukuthi lokhu kuzoba okokugcina i-albhamu ye-Sam's Town izodlalwa e-Europe. AbakwaKiller benze ikhonsathi yabo yokugcina yaseSam's Town eMelbourne ngoNovemba 2007.
Konke kwaqala kanjani?
Umculo omningi we-The Killers usekelwe emculweni wama-1980s, ikakhulukazi i-wave entsha. UFlowers uphinde wathi engxoxweni ukuthi izingoma eziningi zeqembu zizwakala ziphumelela kakhulu ngenxa yethonya empilweni yaseLas Vegas.
Bawathokozela amaqembu e-post-punk avela ngeminyaka yawo-1980, njengeJoy Division. Baphinde baqashelwe "abalandeli" be-New Order (i-Flowers adlale nayo bukhoma), i-Pet Shop Boys. Futhi futhi Dire Straits, David Bowie, The Smiths, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, U2, Queen, Oasis kanye The Beatles. I-albhamu yabo yesibili kuthiwa ithonywe kakhulu umculo namazwi kaBruce Springsteen.
NgoNovemba 12, 2007, i-albhamu yokuhlanganisa i-Sawdust yakhululwa, equkethe ama-b-side, ama-rarities kanye nezinto ezintsha. I-albhamu yokuqala ye-albhamu ethi Tranquilize, ngokubambisana no-Lou Reed, yakhululwa ngo-Okthoba 2007. Ikhava yobuciko ye-Shadowplay by Joy Division nayo yakhululwa e-US iTunes Store.
I-albhamu ibiqukethe izingoma ezithi: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (Ikhava Yohlelo Lokuqala). Futhi i-Romeo noJuliet (i-Dire Straits) nenguqulo entsha ye-Move Away (Spider-Man 3 soundtrack). Enye yamathrekhi ku-Sawdust kwaba ukuthi Shiya i-Bourbon eshalofini. Lena ingxenye yokuqala kodwa ebingakakhishwa ngaphambilini ye-"Murder Trilogy". Ilandelwe yiMidnight Show, Jenny Was a My Friend.
Ithonya Lababulali
I-Cowboys' Christmas Ball Songfacts ibike ukuthi ababulali bahlonishwe ngomsebenzi wabo kumkhankaso weBono Product Red wokulwa nengculazi e-Afrika. Ngo-2006, abaculi bakhiphe ividiyo yokuqala kaKhisimusi ethi A Great Big Sled ukuxhasa abampofu. Futhi ngoDisemba 1, 2007, iculo elithi Don't Shoot Me Santa lakhululwa.
Izingoma zabo zemikhosi kamuva zaba minyaka yonke. Futhi I-Cowboy's Christmas Ball ikhishwe njengokukhululwa kwayo kwesithupha kulandelana. Yayihloselwe ukukhulisa imali yomkhankaso woMkhiqizo Obomvu ngoDisemba 1, 2011.
I-albhamu Yosuku Lwesithathu Neminyaka
I-Day & Age yisihloko se-albhamu yesithathu ka-The Killers. Isihloko siqinisekiswe engxoxweni yevidiyo ye-NME emkhosini we-Reading and Leeds nomculi wezwi u-Brandon Flowers.
Ababulali bebesebenza noPaul Normansel ku-albhamu entsha ehlanganisa nomsebenzi kaNormansel.
UFlowers uphinde washo engxoxweni abe nayo nephephabhuku i-Q ukuthi ufuna ukudlala ingoma entsha ye-Tidal Wave. Uhlabeke umxhwele kakhulu ngezingoma ezithi Drive-In Saturday ( David Bowie) nethi I Drove All Night ( Roy Orbison ).
Ngomhla zingama-29 kuJulayi no-Agasti 1, 2008, kwethulwa izingoma ezimbili e-New York Highline Ballroom, e-Borgata Hotel nase-Spa: Spaceman kanye ne-Neon Tiger. Bafakwe ku-albhamu yosuku nobudala.
Ngesikhathi sisohambweni ngo-2008, ibhendi yaqinisekisa izihloko zezingoma ezimbalwa ze-albhamu ye-Day & Age. Kubandakanya: Goodnight, Travel Well, Vibration, Joy Ride, I Can't Stay, Losing Touch. Futhi i-Fairytale Dustland ne-Human, ngaphandle kwe-Vibration, eyaqoshwa ngaphandle kwe-albhamu.
I-albhamu yesithathu yesitudiyo, The Killers Day & Age, yakhululwa ngoNovemba 25, 2008 (November 24 e-UK). Ingoma yokuqala ye-albhamu ethi Human iqale ngoSepthemba 22 nangoSepthemba 30.
I-albhamu yesine ethi Battle Born
I-albhamu yesine yesitudiyo, ethi Battle Born, yakhululwa ngoSepthemba 18, 2012. Ibhendi iqale ukuyiqopha ngemuva kwekhefu elifushane ekuvakasheleni. I-albhamu yayinabakhiqizi abahlanu kanti i-The Killers ikhiqize ingoma eyodwa kuphela, i-Rising Tide. Iculo lokuqala kwaba elithi Runaways. Yalandelwa ngu: Miss Atomic Bomb, Here with Me, kanye neThe Way It Was.
NgoSepthemba 1, 2013, iqembu lathumela ku-twitter isithombe esinemigqa eyisithupha yekhodi yeMorse. Ikhodi ihunyushwe ngokuthi The Killers Shot at the Night. NgoSepthemba 16, 2013, ibhendi yakhipha ingoma eyodwa ethi Shot at the Night. Ikhiqizwe ngu-Anthony Gonzalez.
Kuphinde kwamenyezelwa ukuthi abaculi bazokhipha ingoma yabo yokuqala ehamba phambili, i-Direct Hits. Ikhishwe ngoNovemba 11, 2013. I-albhamu ihlanganisa izingoma eziphuma kuma-albhamu amane e-studio: Shot at the Night, Just Another Girl.
I-albhamu yesihlanu i-Wonderful Wonderful
Eminyakeni emihlanu ngemuva kwe-albhamu ye-Battle Born, ibhendi yakhipha i-albhamu yayo yesihlanu, ethi Wonderful Wonderful (2017). I-albhamu ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle okuvela kubagxeki bomculo. Iwebhusayithi ye-Aggregator i-Metacritic iklomelise i-albhamu ngamaphuzu angu-71 ngokusekelwe kuzibuyekezo ezingu-25.
I-Wonderful Wonderful i-albhamu yesitudiyo elinganiselwe kakhulu. Lokhu futhi kuyinhlanganisela yokuqala yeqembu ukuthi ifike phezulu ku-Billboard 200. Manje ibhendi isaqhubeka nokujabulisa abalaleli ngamahithi amasha nokuvakasha. Uphinde adlale emicimbini eyahlukene yomculo.
Ababulali namuhla
U-2020 uqale ngezindaba ezinhle kubalandeli be-The Killers. Kulo nyaka kwethulwe i-albhamu yesithupha yesitudiyo ethi Imploding the Mirage.
Ukuhlanganiswa kuphakanyiswe ngamathrekhi angu-10. Izingoma ezine kweziyishumi phambilini zikhishwe njengezingashadile. Ukuqoshwa kweqoqo bekuhanjelwe ngu: Lindsey Buckingham, Adam Granduciel kanye noWise Blood.
Ababulali ngo-2021
I-Killers no-Bruce Springsteen maphakathi nenyanga yokuqala yehlobo lika-2021 bajabulisa abathandi bomculo ngokukhishwa kwengoma ethi Dustland. Izimbali azizange ziyifihle inhlonipho yakhe ngoSpringsteen. Wayehlale efuna ukusebenzisana nomculi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umculi weqembu uthe umculo weqembu likaBruce umgqugquzele ukuthi asungule izingoma ngendlela yonke.
