The Killers

Sawdust is a collection of stragglers that didn't make the Killers' second album, Sam's Town. Featuring 12 new songs, as well as a Jacques Lu Cont remix of "Mr. Brightside" and live version of "Sam's Town," it proves the Vegas group is prolific. But it's the covers that work best here: versions of Joy Division's "Shadowplay," Kenny Rogers' "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" and Dire Straits' "Romeo And Juliet" serve to illustrate why the rest of these tunes are merely cut-outs.

This b-sides-and-rarities comp is split between glammy synth-pop like "Sweet Talk" and
straighter, heavier rock like "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf." The cover of Joy Division's
"Shadowplay" should have stayed in the vaults, but it's hard to deny Brandon Flowers'
melodic gifts, which fuel catchy uptempos like "Under the Gun" and "Where the White Boys
Dance," an eerie thing that sounds like it could have come from some great lost p... More >