Direct Hits [2 LP]

by The Killers

Overview

Almost ten years after "Mr. Brightside" helped turn the Killers into new millennial rock sensations, the time has come for a hits collection. Calling the compilation Direct Hits -- a punning title that feels timeless but has rarely been used before, a nifty encapsulation of the group's style and attributes -- the Killers cannily use the singles-centric conceit to showcase the band at their overblown best, emphasizing their arena-sized neo-new wave just slightly over their Springsteenisms. Both are on display on the two new songs -- "Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl," songs that sound as if U2, Springsteen, and the Cars created a supergroup in 1988 -- but the main benefit of Direct Hits, especially for those listeners who have always doubted the skills of the Killers, is how the operatic ambitions of Sam's Town feel not so extravagant when bookended by selections from Day & Age and Battle Born. All three of the albums -- which are represented by three cuts a piece -- sound strong here but what really has lasted are those singles from 2004's Hot Fuss, especially the initial breakthroughs "Mr. Brightside" and "All These Things That I've Done," which now seem to capture a particular moment in time and yet also transcend it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2017
Label:	Island / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602557342772
Rank:	4708

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Mr. Brightside
2. Somebody Told Me
3. Smile Like You Mean It
4. All These Things That I've Done
5. When You Were Young
6. Read My Mind
7. For Reasons Unknown
8. Human

Disc 2

9. Spaceman
10. A Dustland Fairytale
11. Runaways
12. The Way It Was
13. Shot at the Night
14. Just Another Girl
15. Be Still

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Killers   Primary Artist
The Sweet Inspirations   Choir/Chorus
Stuart Price   Keyboards
Matt Norcross   Drums

Technical Credits

Steve Lillywhite   Additional Production
Mark Stoermer   Composer
Brandon Flowers   Composer
Mark Needham   Mixing
Alex Dromgoole   Assistant
Brendan O'Brien   Engineer,Producer
Neeraj Khajanchi   Engineer
Stuart Price   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Andy Savours   Mixing
The Killers   Composer,Producer
Ronnie Vannucci   Composer
David Keuning   Composer
Mike Sak   Engineer
David Emery   Assistant
Alan Moulder   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Calvin Harris   Remixing
Daniel Lanois   Composer
Max Dingel   Engineer
Ted Sablay   Engineer
Damian Taylor   Mixing,Producer,Additional Production
Stoermer   Composer
Simon Davey   Mastering
Jeffrey Saltzman   Engineer,Producer
Catherine Marks   Mixing
Robert Root   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Anthony Gonzalez   Producer
John Catlin   Mixing
Felix Rashman   Mixing Assistant
Mark Everton Gray   Engineer