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Killers' latest album, Battle Born, may or may not be their best
record, but it's certainly the most Killers-sounding record.
That's a compliment.  Four albums in, and following a lengthy
break between releases, the Las Vegas natives have come damn
close to nailing their own sound. There are still elements of
U2, Fleetwood Mac and Springsteen, but this time they're mostly
handpicking from their own legacy.  Recently home from taking
the new live show on the road in the UK, drummer Ronnie Vannucci
Jr is taking a couple of day's rest before heading out on a few
dates in the US followed by a trip to Australia to co-headline
next month's Big Day Out alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Vannucci agrees on the quality of Battle Born, but is mindful of
there being plenty more Killers still to come. "Pound for pound
I think the songs are better on this record than our previous
records. I'm always going to have second thoughts about
performances - the way it sounds