FOR REASONS UNKNOWN - THE KILLERS
“But my heart/It don’t beat the way it used to,” a feverish Brandon Flowers laments in “For Reasons Unknown,” the fourth single from the Killers’ inexhaustible sophomore set “Sam’s Town.” Indeed, things have changed since the Las Vegas boys dumped Bowie for Springsteen, creating a hook-filled blockbuster that fuses new-wavey melodramas with epic Americana. Destined first for alternative radio, this synth-free rocker opens with ominous multitrack vocals and grinding fuzz guitars and builds to a huge pop chorus as Flowers dances on the edge of a relentlessly pumped groove. As indie heroes like Arcade Fire begin to reveal a crush on the Boss, the Killers’ bombast appears visionary. If anything, Flowers’ heart beats louder and bigger these days. Billboard
