The Killers: Sawdust

Artist: The Killers
Title: Sawdust
Genre: Rock

Track List:

1. Tranquilize
2. Shadowplay
3. All The Pretty Faces
4. Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf
5. Sweet Talk
6. Under The Gun
7. Where The White Boys Dance
8. Show You How
9. Move Away
10. Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
11. Who Let You Go?
12. The Ballad of Michael Valentine
13. Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town
14. Daddy’s Eyes
15. Sam’s Town (Abbey Road Version)
16. Romeo and Juliet
17. Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Remix)

After the release of Hot Fuss in 2004 The Killers achieved popular success, with big hits such as Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me getting a lot of radio play. Sawdust is a compilation album of "b-sides, rarities, covers, and remixes" that have not received the same mainstream attention as some of the band's other songs. A few tracks, like Sweet Talk and Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf, are unreleased songs from previous album recording sessions. Others are re-recordings or extended versions of tracks found on Hot Fuss and Sam's Town. Shadowplay, Ruby, and Romeo and Juliet are covers of other bands' work. This collection makes for a long (17 tracks is definitely above normal now) and eclectic album, with a wide range of styles and sounds. The Mr. Brightside remix sounds like a techno song, while Ruby is closer to a country ballad. It plays like a mix tape, with the vocals of lead singer Brandon Flowers as the only unifying ingredient between the songs. Despite the variation each track displays outstanding lyrical craftsmanship, making Sawdust my favorite Killers album as of yet, (they're currently working on an all-covers album).

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