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All fans have a certain point of entry when it comes to the hardcore following of the biggest bands. For fans of The Killers, that album is undoubtedly Sam's Town - and frontman Brandon Flowers is more than well aware of its importance.
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"There's sort of a reverence for our second record," Flowers tells Gigwise. "I think our fans like all of our records, but there's a different kind of love for the second record. Maybe that's what they're looking for - something more like that?"
He continued: "But I think there's a certain quality that they definitely expect, and we have that pressure that we put ourselves too. It really connected with people in a way that the other ones didn't."
Speaking of the seminal rise among their contemporaries at the turn of the century, Flowers continues: "From the early 2000s I feel like, there were quite a few bands that seemed to know where they were and what they were doing. I just don't see that as much now I guess - but if you look at Interpol, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Kings Of Leon, The White Stripes; those were really strong identities with individual people in those bands. They were separate from others bands, it was an exciting time."
Watch our full interview with Brandon Flowers below
Speaking of the future of The Killers, Flowers recently said: "Once [the band] all get on the same page, it'll work," Flowers said, before joking, "I need to persuade them to like the same things as I do."
Responding to reports that he'd called his bandmates 'lazy', Flowers said: "Did I say lazy? I tell you, recently Dave [Keuning] has really shown a new interest in being the guitar player for The Killers. I don't know if he saw [the quote]. I hope I didn't upset him."
Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr added: "I don't fear the end of The Killers – if it's over, it's over. We scratch those [creative] itches [with side-projects]. I get a good feeling knowing Brandon is out there doing that too. I hope the other two [Keuning and Mark Stoermer, bassist] do it. It gets weird sometimes when we starting talking about our shit with the other two."
Last year, there was a fear among fans after the band suggested they'd be 'taking a break', before Flowers admitted that the band were suffering from a 'frustrating lack of drive'.
The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers is out now. Read our review of the record here.
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