Hearken to The Killers and Bruce Springsteen’s long-awaited collaboration, ‘Dustland’
The Killers have unveiled their collaboration with Bruce Springsteen, entitled ‘Dustland’.
The one, launched at present (June 16) after a number of teases and previews, is a re-recording of the band’s tune ‘A Dustland Fairytale’, which first appeared on their 2008 album ‘Day & Age’ and served because the file’s fourth and last single.
The brand new model sees lead vocalist Brandon Flowers buying and selling verses with Springsteen, earlier than the 2 of them sing in unison.
Hearken to ‘Dustland’ under:
In line with a press release from Flowers, Springsteen initially reached out to him in February 2020 and prompt they file the tune collectively.
“Watching Glastonbury,” the textual content from Springsteen reportedly learn. “You guys have grow to be one hellacious stay band, my brother. Love the gold go well with. We gotta do Dustland in the future. – Bruce.”
Upon receiving the textual content, Flowers was suspicious {that a} prank was being performed on him. “I google the world code,” he explains. “It’s from Freehold, New Jersey, and I’m nonetheless not satisfied. I textual content Evan (Bruce and Patti’s son who has grow to be a buddy of mine) and get verification that the quantity actually is coming from his outdated man.”
Though COVID in the end put plans for the 2 to work collectively on ice, it was later made potential in the direction of the top of 2020. Each The Killers and Springsteen launched new albums within the interim – ‘Imploding the Mirage’ and ‘Letter to You’, respectively.
Flowers went on to replicate on the preliminary writing of ‘A Dustland Fairytale’, which was an ode to his dad and mom Jeannie and Terry Flowers.
“‘Dustland’ was written in the midst of [Jeannie’s] battle with most cancers,” he mentioned.
“It was an try to raised perceive my dad, who is usually a thriller to me. To grieve for my mom. To acknowledge their sacrifices, and possibly even catch a glimpse of simply how sturdy love must be to make it on this world. It was my remedy. It was cathartic.”
Flowers praised Springsteen for writing “so much about folks like my dad and mom,” in addition to discovering “a complete lot of magnificence in in any other case invisible folks’s hopes and goals.”
“I’m grateful to him for opening this door for me,” mentioned Flowers of Springsteen. “I’m grateful to my dad and mom for his or her instance to me.”
— The Killers (@thekillers) June 16, 2021
The Killers and Springsteen are scheduled to look alongside each other for the primary time on TODAY on NBC. They are going to be interviewed collectively and likewise carry out the tune stay.