In a testament to my lack of interest, both in his solo work and with that of his usual band, I’m a month late or so in talking about this Brandon Flowers video. The best (or maybe only good) part of the whole thing is that Charlize Theron is in the video, turning gender roles on their head. Theron is the hero, repeatedly rescuing Flowers – who occupies the damsel-with-a-shit-eating-grin-in-distress role – from mildly inept ninjas. As for the song itself, I found it to be only okay. Kind of in the same shimmery eighties pop sound he hasn’t really done much with in his last few efforts. I wonder if the ninjas keep capturing him because he doesn’t make very good music.
Brandon Flowers – Crossfire (mp3) from the forthcoming Flamingo
Was there ever a band more quickly maligned than The Killers? (Maybe Vampire Weekend.) I found their first album almost wholly refreshing amidst the garage-rock reinvigoration of 6 or 7 years ago. But after their first album, I haven’t been interested in anything else they’ve released. None of the lead singles from any of the albums sounded interesting; instead of fresh and exciting, it all seemed sort of boring to me.
