Decididamente, el nuevo álbum de los Killers es el mejor de toda la carrera del grupo de las Las Vegas. ES TAMBIEN NUESTRO INDISCUTIBLE ALBUM DE LA SEMANA.
The Killers: recomendaciones
Por canciones, por arreglos, por la enorme grabación, porque Brandon Flowers canta mejor que nunca.
Hay tres temas que me tienen embrujado. Son “Life to Come“, el ritmo y melodía de “Tyson Vs Douglas“, en una ciudad como Las Vegas, donde tanto se apuesta por el boxeo y la espiritual “Some kind of love“, con acordes fastuosos, con los problemas de conciencia típicos de Brandon Flowers, que canta mejor que nunca.
“Wonderful Wonderful” es el quinto álbum de la banda. Un álbum que llega después de cinco años y sucede a “Battle Born” del año 2012. Ese salto en el tiempo ha sido imprescindible para crear una gran maravilla. Soberbio, de verdad. Quizá el mejor álbum de lo que llevamos de año.
Grabado en el estudio de la banda de Las Vegas y también en parte, en Los Angeles y producido por Jacknife Lee, “Wonderful Wonderful” es un álbum repleto de grandes estribillos e himnos que llenarán estadios; temas que llevan la marca inconfundible de The Killers. La portada del álbum corre a cargo de Anton Corbijn. Inevitable.
Ni Live Nation ni nadie quiere que su gira mundial pase esta vez por la península. Estamos en el culo del mundo. No incluirá España.
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ALBUM
1. “Wonderful Wonderful”
Brandon Flowers Mark Stoermer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Lee
5:09
2. “The Man”
Flowers Dave Keuning Stoermer Vannucci Lee Robert Kool Bell Ronald Bell George Brown Otha Nash Claydes Smith Richard Westfield Robert Mickens Donald Boyce Dennis Thomas
Lee Erol Alkan[a]
4:10
3. “Rut”
Flowers Keuning Stoermer Vannucci Lee
4:24
4. “Life to Come”
Flowers Stoermer Vannucci Lee Alex Cameron Ryan Tedder
4:31
5. “Run for Cover”
Flowers Stoermer Vannucci Lee Cameron Stuart Price Bob Marley
3:42
6. “Tyson vs. Douglas”
Flowers Stoermer Vannucci Cameron
4:33
7. “Some Kind of Love”
Flowers Lee Brian Eno
4:38
8. “Out of My Mind”
Flowers Stoermer Vannucci Cameron Price
Lee Price[a]
3:43
9. “The Calling”
Flowers Stoermer Vannucci Cameron
4:01
10. “Have All the Songs Been Written?”
Flowers Stoermer Vannucci Lee
4:09
SAMPLINGS.-
“The Man” contains elements from “Spirit of the Boogie” (1975), as performed by Kool & the Gang.
“Run for Cover” contains a reference to “Redemption Song” (1980), as performed by Bob Marley.
“Some Kind of Love” contains elements from “An Ending (Ascent)” (1983), as performed by Brian Eno
PERSONAL.-
Killers
The Killers – production (track 11)
Brandon Flowers – lead vocals, keyboards (all tracks)
Dave Keuning – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 10)
Mark Stoermer – bass (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6, 9, 11)
Ronnie Vannucci – drums, percussion (all tracks)
Additional personnel
Erol Alkan – additional production, drum programming, keyboards, percussions, synthesizer (tracks 2, 12, 13)
Matt Bishop – recording engineering (tracks 1–10, 12, 13)
Martin Cooke – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 8)
Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 1, 8)
Joel Davies – assistant mixing (tracks 2, 12, 3)
Justin Diaz – additional vocals (tracks 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Duke Dumont – remix (track 13)
Caesar Edmunds – mix engineering (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9)
Shawn Everett – mixing (track 5)
Nina Fechner – additional vocals (tracks 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 8)
Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing, programming (tracks 2, 12, 13)
Woody Harrelson – spoken word (track 9)
Malcolm Harrison – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1–10, 12, 13)
Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing assistance (track 2, 12, 13)
Mark Knopfler – guitar (track 10)
Jacknife Lee – guitar, keyboards, production, programming, recording engineering (tracks 1–10, 12, 13); mixing (tracks 7, 10)
Becca Marie – additional vocals (tracks 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Alan Moulder – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9)
Stuart Price – additional production (track 8), remix (track 12)
Ariel Rechtshaid – mixing (track 5)
Robert Root – mixing (track 11); recording engineering (tracks 1–13)
Davide Rossi – string arrangements, strings (track 10)