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The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has revealed when fans of the band can expect a new album.
Confirming that they have ‘been writing,’ the singer, 44, said ‘the best Killers record’ is right around the corner after a five-year wait.
Fans have been eagerly waiting on news of another album since the release of Pressure Machine back in August 2021.
Speaking in a new interview on Wednesday, Brandon said he was figuring out the ‘logistics’ as he also works to release his solo projects.
‘My best guess is that in 2027 you will get the best Killers record,’ he confirmed.
I have two records complete. One is almost mixed. The other will follow shortly. I’m trying to decide how this is going to work logistically.’
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has revealed when fans of the band can expect a new album.
Confirming that they have ‘been writing,’ the singer, 44, said ‘the best Killers record’ is right around the corner after a five-year wait
Speaking to The Sun, Brandon explained how the band’s huge 90-plus gigs in 2022 and 65 more in 2023 kept them busy as well as a residency at Caesar’s in 2024.
He added: ‘The production and time that went into it all wiped out 2024, 2025 wrapped up so the two solo records I expect will be coming out in 2026. We’ve been writing here and there.’
This year, some fans of the rock band The Killers only just discovered the origin of the band name, after 25 years.
The musicians behind iconic anthems such as Somebody Told Me and Mr. Brightside were initially formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by singer Brandon and guitarist Dave Keuning.
The following year, they added additional band members in bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
But it seems that even die-hard fans have been in the dark about the popular band’s name, only now realizing what it really means.
The Killers name actually came from the fictional band featured in the music video for New Order’s song Crystal from 2001.
Brandon was a huge fan of New Order and spotted the name on the drum kit of the fictional band in the music video, per The Mirror US.
Fans have been eagerly waiting on news of another album since the release of Pressure Machine back in August 2021 (L-R bassist Mark Stoemer, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., singer Brandon and guitarist Dave Keuning in 2017)
‘My best guess is that in 2027 you will get the best Killers record,’ Brandon confirmed
The name has previously been a topic of conversation on Reddit with people questioning where the band’s name originated.
‘How did the band name “The Killers” survive until the early 2000s without being claimed by someone else? You’d think something like that would have been the name of some mildly successful band by then,’ someone asked.
A person responded: ‘It’s very surprising indeed. I wouldn’t be shocked if some guys in some dorm room in the ’70s or something had called themselves The Killers for two gigs and then called it quits, but at that point, it would be so hard for anyone to prove the name was ever theirs.
‘That would be like me saying I created the name “Post Malone” when I was eight years old, and that it is rightfully mine.
‘The band actually saw the name “The Killers” on the drum head of a fictional band in a New Order music video, and when they found out it was available, they decided to take it. That was actually while the band was still forming, in 2001.’
Another user said: ‘I guess it’s just one of those things…
‘I bet there were a dozen heavy metal bands called The Killers in the early 80’s that never got off the ground.’
