Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect

[dan_smee]

Briefly discussed in The Killers thread:

Brandon releases his second album 'The Desired Effect' on 18 May. The first single 'Can't Deny My Love' is due on 23 March.

Brandon played Vive Latino where he played the single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WGhRYIyB78

Very 80s (shock me, but still), actually achieves a really cool dynamic with the song and the branding he is using for the album etc.

I quite like the song, pretty catchy, will be interesting to hear with a full studio treatment.

Thoughts?

 

[bono_212]

I didn't realize we already had a live version. I usually avoid this type of think, but it's Brandon, so I'll cave.

(It's at 38:16, for the lazy)

 

[bono_212]

Phhheewwww. Love this. Got some "Edge of Seventeen" in there, some lovely backing vocals, and that weird sound from "Sledgehammer". I'm so pumped.

 

[dan_smee]

It's actually got a really cool vibe. I am pretty happy with this as a lead single.

 

[scrumpyjsk]

His hair!

I fucking love this man.

 

[dan_smee]

15 second clip of the single on the killers victims page for members. Production sounds fucking amazing.


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[bobsaget77]

Super jacked about this album. I will definetly have to pre order it.
Hopefully we also get a nice crop of bonus tracks like on Flamingo. They really made the album a lot better; Jacksonville and Clock Was Tickin are great.


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[RaisedByWolves]

Super jacked about this album. I will definetly have to pre order it.
Hopefully we also get a nice crop of bonus tracks like on Flamingo. They really made the album a lot better; Jacksonville and Clock Was Tickin are great.


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Agreed!

 

[dan_smee]

It lands today! (Well, my time it does)


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[bobsaget77]

Flowers will be playing his new single Monday on Jimmy Fallon.


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[dan_smee]

That 15 second clip has me clammouring to hear the studio version. Can't wait.

 

[david]

Flowers will be playing his new single Monday on Jimmy Fallon.


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I hope Jimmy doesn't ruin it by trying to sing along.

 

[bono_212]

I really hate when artists premier things on Fallon

 

[U2inUtah]

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/brandon-flowers-debuts-new-singles-cant-deny-my-love-listen/

 

[trojanchick99]

Definitely '80's movie montage in a good way. And I agree with whoever said they hear Edge of Seventeen in it. Well done Brandon Flowers!

 

[YBORCITY]

Definitely '80's movie montage in a good way. And I agree with whoever said they hear Edge of Seventeen in it. Well done Brandon Flowers!

This

 

[dan_smee]

Love it! Best song he's written since When You Were Young


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[prbiker15]

This is really good.

 

[bono_212]

I'm not sure it's better than Crossfire, but it's dope. I love the little changes from the live version, especially that pre-chorus in verse one. I don't think that was there live.

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[bobsaget77]

Really good song; I'm not gonna quite make full judgements on it yet. But I would rank it somewhere in the middle of Flamingo. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album, though.
Magdalena, Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas, Crossfire, Clock Was Tickin, Jilted Lovers, etc. are all such great songs. I hope that this new album can be just as good, but Flamingo set the bar high.


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[bono_212]

The HAIM is very strong with this one.

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[scrumpyjsk]

This song has a superb chorus.


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[trevgreg]

The HAIM is very strong with this one.

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Yep. A little bit of Haim's Falling meets Edge of Seventeen meets Running Up That Hill... or something like that.

 

[bobsaget77]

After a few more listens, this song is awesome. Reminds me of the Crystal Ballroom, but better. Huge hooks and great vibe. And Brandon's vocals, as always, are superb.


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[dan_smee]

Reminds me of 'Deadlines and Commitments' from Battle Born. But better


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[U2inUtah]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iiDlU4rhlY

 

[RaisedByWolves]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iiDlU4rhlY

Excellent music video. I did some research on it. The clip is based on the Puritan short story "Young Goodman Brown", written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1835.

SparkNotes: Young Goodman Brown: Plot Overview

 

[corianderstem]

It's not bad. I didn't care for anything on his last solo album.

To be honest, after a big CD purge, I have finally realized that I only don't really like the Killers; I only really like their first album.

Only that first album survived my purge.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

It's not bad. I didn't care for anything on his last solo album.

To be honest, after a big CD purge, I have finally realized that I only don't really like the Killers; I only really like their first album.

Only that first album survived my purge.

How about Pearl Jam, did only "Ten" survive the purge?

 

[corianderstem]

That's pretty random, RBW.

Spoiler

I never had too many PJ CDs to begin with. I still Ten and their greatest hits collection.