Battle Born

Rating

Album: Battle Born
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Flesh And Bone	More Info...
2)	Runaways	More Info...
3)	The Way It Was	More Info...
4)	Here With Me	More Info...
5)	A Matter Of Time	More Info...
6)	Deadlines And Commitments	More Info...
7)	Miss Atomic Bomb	More Info...
8)	The Rising Tide	More Info...
9)	Heart Of A Girl	More Info...
10)	From Here On Out	More Info...
11)	Be Still	More Info...
12)	Battle Born	More Info...
2)	Runaways	More Info...	0:04
3)	The Way It Was	More Info...	0:04
4)	Here With Me	More Info...	0:05
5)	A Matter of Time	More Info...	0:04
6)	Deadlines and Commitments	More Info...	0:04
7)	Miss Atomic Bomb	More Info...	0:05
8)	The Rising Tide	More Info...	0:04
9)	Heart of a Girl	More Info...	0:04
10)	From Here On Out	More Info...	0:02
11)	Be Still	More Info...	0:04
12)	Battle Born	More Info...	0:05

Album: Battle Born
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Flesh And Bone	More Info...
2)	Runaways	More Info...
3)	The Way It Was	More Info...
4)	Here With Me	More Info...
5)	A Matter Of Time	More Info...
6)	Deadlines And Commitments	More Info...
7)	Miss Atomic Bomb	More Info...
8)	The Rising Tide	More Info...
9)	Heart Of A Girl	More Info...
10)	From Here On Out	More Info...
11)	Be Still	More Info...
12)	Battle Born	More Info...
2)	Runaways	More Info...	0:04
3)	The Way It Was	More Info...	0:04
4)	Here With Me	More Info...	0:05
5)	A Matter of Time	More Info...	0:04
6)	Deadlines and Commitments	More Info...	0:04
7)	Miss Atomic Bomb	More Info...	0:05
8)	The Rising Tide	More Info...	0:04
9)	Heart of a Girl	More Info...	0:04
10)	From Here On Out	More Info...	0:02
11)	Be Still	More Info...	0:04
12)	Battle Born	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Recording information: Battle Born Studio, Las Vegas, NV; Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN.
Photographers: Hirakawa; Wyatt Boswell.
Las Vegas-based post-punk/new wave pop provocateurs the Killers took a two-year hiatus after the release of 2008's Day & Age, allowing vocalist Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci the opportunity to release some long-gestating solo material, and providing the remaining members some much needed time off. After reconvening in early 2011, the band got to work on its fourth studio album, enlisting a small army of notable producers, including Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Stuart Price, and Brendan O'Brien. The resulting 12-track Battle Born was preceded by the predictably ambitious and soaring first single, "Runaways."

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.74) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The fourth Killers record might be their wildest neon-Springsteen fever dream yet."

Entertainment Weekly (p.137) - "BATTLE BORN is a testament to spirit and sheer will. It's an album about injecting a little majesty into the mundane and holding your head high..." -- Grade: B

Billboard (p.44) - "[T]he tone is serious and occasionally somber. Frontman Brandon Flowers grapples with nostalgic melancholia on more than a few songs..."

Q (Magazine) (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] thrilling victory of an album because at its heart it has the same great swirling mass of melancholic energy that drove their debut."

Paste (magazine) - "BATTLE BORN forges deeper into their distinctive traits and away from the compromises with radio or current trends....It's also their most consistent record since their debut..."