The Killers have made ” begin” on their eighth album, says Dave Keuning
Dave Keuning has spoken about rejoining The Killers for his or her upcoming seventh album, revealing that they’re “already engaged on the eighth one collectively”.
The guitarist, who based the Las Vegas band in 2001, stepped down from his function in 2017 to pursue a solo profession. He went on to launch his debut album ‘Prismism’ in 2019, with its follow-up ‘A Delicate Case of All the things’ arriving final week.
Talking to NME throughout a current ‘In Dialog’ interview, Keuning was requested about Brandon Flowers and co’s new “idea document”, which is predicted to reach in August. It comes after the musician was noticed within the studio with the group again in January.
“It nonetheless feels like The Killers,” Keuning stated of the album. “Quite a lot of these songs have been able to be recorded, and I might are available and play guitar.
“I did truly are available with a number of track concepts that we labored on collectively after which made the document, in order that was enjoyable. It’s completely different.”
The guitarist went on to say that he’d wished to “do extra idea data some time in the past”, and hone in on one specific model of music.
“I’m simply completely satisfied to be again in any capability on the seventh document and now that that’s accomplished, I’m simply excited to jot down and see the place the eighth one goes,” Keuning instructed NME.
“I don’t suppose we all know what it’ll sound like. It’s too early, however we’re writing concepts for it and we’ve bought fairly a number of already, so we have now begin.”
Though he didn’t contribute to The Killers’ 2020 album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, Keuning revealed that he’s been studying the featured tracks in preparation for the band’s subsequent tour. He additionally tackled the “awkward query” of what he considered the document’s songs.
“I’m completely satisfied to play them reside, I’m not gonna do nothing,” he instructed NME. “I wanna play the songs.”
Keuning added: “The songs are good, it’s simply… it’s bizarre not figuring out learn how to really feel.
“I assume I examine it to a sports activities crew that you simply have been part of, after which once you’re not on that crew… do you root for the crew or towards the crew. And now I’m again on the crew.”
You may watch the total video interview above.
The replace comes after drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. spoke about The Killers’ “very completely different” new document earlier this month. Frontman Flowers, in the meantime, instructed NME that it “is perhaps even higher” than ‘Imploding The Mirage’.