Day & Age

So the new Killers record Day & Age finally leaked in full, and damn are there some surprising songs. I've heard the first single "Human" on the radio at work about 300 times by now, so that's stale, but "Joy Ride" is fantastically tropical and bright, its saxophone parts nearly beating out the horns in Sam's Town's "Bones." Other highlights include "This Is Your Life," which channels Rusted Root for some reason, the synthed-out "The World We Live In," and the 7-minute epic album closer "Goodnight, Travel Well" complete with clock ticks, horn swells, and a crashing, tinkling climax. Great. Check it out now and/or buy it when it comes out on November 24.

The Killers - Day & Age

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Verson of "Human" from the European Music Awards. Look at that spectacle. Amazing.

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Keyboard dude from Tokyo Police Club pulled a Paper Route Recordz, releasing his solo EP The Lakes of Alberta digitally for free (for the low-quality version, otherwise $5). It's alllright, nothing too extravagant. At least if you don't like it you won't be kicking yourself for dropping the cash. He has hosted it on this site Bandcamp, where whoever's bands can apparently market their music. Check out the EP here.