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• Sams Town, released in 2006, is The Killers second studio album and a bold pivot from their debut Hot Fuss. The record trades some of the new wave polish of the first album for more expansive, heartland-rock influences, drawing inspiration from Bruce Springsteen and arena rock tropes. Songs like When You Were Young and Bones highlight the bands ambition to scale up their soundlayered guitars, anthemic choruses, and lyrical themes rooted in yearning and identity.

  Though its reception was mixed at the time, the albums dramatic production and emotional scope have aged into a cult appreciation. At its best, Sams Town delivers sweeping, vivid rockwhere the grandeur sometimes overshadows nuance, yet the ambition and moments of raw connection keep it compelling. Over time, its come to be seen as a sincere, divisive bridge in The Killers discography.

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  Not fully realizing where their strengths and weaknesses lie makes Sams Town, despite the drastic makeover, roughly equivalent to Hot Fuss. Pitchfork

  The title track of Sams Town is everything the Killers have become famous for: thumping, propulsive beats; sing-talky lyrics; towering synths; bold, inescapable hooks. Slant Magazine

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (1,728 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: The Killers Label: Island Records, UMe Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Indie Rock

• A1 Sam’S Town
  A2 Enterlude
  A3 When You Were Young
  A4 Bling (Confessions Of A King)
  A5 For Reasons Unknown
  A6 Read My Mind
  B1 Uncle Jonny
  B2 Bones
  B3 My List
  B4 This River Is Wild
  B5 Why Do I Keep Counting
  B6 Exitlude