Killers "Direct Hits" 180 Gram Vinyl, 2-LP Set, Compilation, Gatefold Sleeve (2017 Island Records pressing)
Direct Hits is a greatest-hits collection by American rock band The Killers, released in November 2013 by Island Records. Arriving roughly a decade after the band’s breakthrough, the album gathers standout singles from their first four studio albums—Hot Fuss, Sam’s Town, Day & Age, and Battle Born—while adding two new songs, “Shot at the Night” and “Just Another Girl.”
The compilation traces The Killers’ evolution from the neon-lit indie rock of “Mr. Brightside,” “Somebody Told Me,” and “Smile Like You Mean It” to the expansive, heartland-influenced drama of “When You Were Young,” “Read My Mind,” and “A Dustland Fairytale.” Later tracks such as “Human,” “Spaceman,” “Runaways,” and “Miss Atomic Bomb” show the band widening its sound with dance-rock textures, cinematic production, and arena-sized choruses.
The two new tracks help frame the collection as more than a simple retrospective. “Shot at the Night,” produced by Anthony Gonzalez of M83, leans into shimmering synth-pop and nighttime romanticism, while “Just Another Girl,” produced by longtime collaborator Stuart Price, offers a polished, bittersweet pop-rock closer. Together, they bridge the band’s early 2000s identity with the more electronic and widescreen direction they had explored by the early 2010s.
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