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Rock hotbed Las Vegas finally produces exactly the kind of band you’d expect: a quartet enamored with the empty flash, danceable groove and keyboard-injected pomp of early ’80s new wave and synth-pop. The Killers know the territory well, and they do it justice, pumping out one would-be dance floor anthem after another for jilted romantics waiting vainly for a Haircut 100 reunion. The vocals are full of fake import, building to big choruses that defy guilty pleasure-seekers to resist, and the voluptuous melodies soar over lead bass lines that will make fans of New Order’s Peter Hooke nod in recognition.
