Title: Better than The Killers
Product review: Brandon Flowers is already on the record at NME for bashing The Bravery - he says they're nothing but pale imitators of his band, The Killers. He's bashed The Stills, too, so I have no faith that he's motivated by anything more than publicity-hunger. Listening to this album for the first time, I have to agree with comparisons to Robert Smith and early Bono. Unlike The Killers, though, this album continues to be catchy after the first 3 or 4 tracks. Yes, some of the songs do start to sound quite similar to others (and Track 7 is a bald-faced Strokes rip-off, though enjoyable nonetheless), but the I think repeated listening will have these tracks growing on me regardless. The best tracks are An Honest Mistake, No Brakes, Unconditional, and The Ring Song. I also really like Tyrant and Swollen Summer. I'll also say that there isn't anything on here that I dislike, which is something I can't say for The Killers. Grow up, Brandon.
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