The Killers | BATTLE BORN | CD

Recording information: Battle Born Studio, Las Vegas, NV; Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN.
Photographers: Hirakawa; Wyatt Boswell.
Las Vegas-based post-punk/new wave pop provocateurs the Killers took a two-year hiatus after the release of 2008's Day & Age, allowing vocalist Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci the opportunity to release some long-gestating solo material, and providing the remaining members some much needed time off. After reconvening in early 2011, the band got to work on its fourth studio album, enlisting a small army of notable producers, including Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Stuart Price, and Brendan O'Brien. The resulting 12-track Battle Born was preceded by the predictably ambitious and soaring first single, "Runaways."

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 09/18/2012
• Released: 9/18/2012