Bringing the scenario of rural America to life with their heart-churning melodies, The Killers has created a delicate, intricate, and yet very powerful album named ‘Pressure Machine’. Comprising of eleven wholesome tracks, the album is ready to be held tight by the listeners with ecstatic arms as the stadium band has thrown their very best into the air. Songs like ‘West Hills’, ‘Quiet Town’, ‘Terrible Thing’, and ‘Cody’ focus on sharing the subtle and minute details as they take their own sweet time weaving luxuriating moments.
The worthy band has taken out a lot of time to paint a vivid picture of the American decay and the outcome is nothing but euphoric. Armed with memorable hooks and an unmatched emotion, The Killers have emerged with swinging strings that offer fully realized visions. The album is an artistic document of the life that prevails in the small town of Utah and the experiences that people residing there have. The songs are punctuated with snippets of their memories and sound very much humanly rather than breaking the glasses.
‘Pressure Machine’ shines out with its stunning depiction of the sparsely populated town and the struggles of the residents residing there. The music is thoroughly well-produced and the real, organic, and lo-fi sounding harmonies wrap around the senses with notable sentiments. From describing the town’s demographics to the crime incidents, poverty, culture, and other issues, the album narrates everything with utmost expression. The melodies strangle the throat with their sincerity and impact closely. Every song has something unique to offer.
While dance-pop beats captivate in some, the other tracks are guided with guitar strings, and lo-fi beats to make for an interesting effect. Overall the album ‘Pressure Machine’ is a mixed bag of emotions both lyrically and musically that deserves nothing but applause. The Killers as obvious have maintained the atmosphere that was very much required to establish the mood and the strengthened narrative with complementing chords is a sonic treat to the ears. The band has dwelled into fresh perspectives to develop their melody and most interestingly made it addictive for multiple tunings.
There’s no doubt that fans are going to love the so-filled nostalgic elements in the album as it’s made with complete honesty to portray the reality. The Killers have designed something truly pragmatic, cinematic, and above all something completely different from what could have been expected from them!
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Alicia Parker is a fashion enthusiast studying at the University of California. She contributes to Daily Music Roll as a music blogger and writes a review of various music on a daily basis
