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To be fair, the success of Brandon Flowers and co. has always relied on their sounding—and looking—a little other. On their chart-topping 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, the Vegas-based band seized on past trends like New Wave and glitzy ’70s/’80s glam rock, applying their own twist, and plenty of eyeliner. It was a surprise coup, but they established themselves as the “the” band of the mid 2000s and seemed poised to take over the music scene.

The Killers' third studio album, Day & Age, drops via Island Records on Monday, but the band can't wait to share it with anxious fans. On Saturday morning, the entire record goes up on MySpace Music. It will be streamed free of charge for two days.

The Killers are kicking the pre-release buzz for their forthcoming Day & Age album into high gear. Following the debut of the video for lead single "Human" (which showcases Brandon Flowers in a bizarre feathery jacket) and an appearance on Saturday Night Live, the Las Vegas-based band have announced it will hit the road come January.

On Nov. 25, The Killers will release their third studio album, Day & Age, on Island Records. The album, which will be produced by Stuart Price, is the band's follow-up to the widely-acclaimed 2004 breakout Hot Fuss, and the 2006 homeland tribute Sam's Town.

Since the advent of the DVR, sports are about the only thing I watch live on TV. So the Olympic Games have reintroduced me to the TV commercial, something I've managed to avoid outside of college football season and the occasional Braves game. And the quality of music has been a pleasant surprise (even a crappy beer like Bud Light—or Bud Light Lime—has the sense to use Santogold). Here are the best songs in commercials running during the Olympic Games:

After blowing some Sawdust our way in late 2007 (a batch of b-sides and a duet with, um, Lou Reed) those shape-shifting Killers are gearing up for their third studio effort. Details on the much-anticipated follow-up to 2006's Sam's Town are sparse, but word from the label is the band's in full-blown recording mode with producer Jacques Lu Cont in the hopes of a November release, MTV News reports. 

According to a report on PitchforkMedia.com, The Killers have just announced a string of more than 40 dates in support of “the best album of the past 20 years.”

Spanning nine countries, three continents and four months, the massive world tour will cover thousands of miles—let’s just hope frontman Brandon Flowers isn’t doing the driving.

Tour dates include:

February
1 - Melbourne, Australia @ Festival Hall
16 - Sheffield, England @ Sheffield
17 - Manchester, England @ Evening News Arena
18 - Birmingham, England @ NEC
20 - Newcastle, England @ Newcastle Arena
21 - Aberdeen, Scotland @ Aberdeen Press & Journal Arena
22 - Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC
24 - London, England @ Wembley Arena
27 - Dublin, Ireland @ RDS Main Hall

March
3 - Brighton, England @ Brighton Centre
4 - Nottingham, England @ Nottingham Ice Arena
5 - Cardiff, England @ Cardiff International Arena
7 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall
9 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
10 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
11 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrunhalle
12 - Paris, France @ Zenith
15 - Lille, France @ L'Aeronef
16 - Nantes, France @ Trocardiere

April
6 - Santa Barbara, CA @ UCSB Events Center
7 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center Arena
10 - La Jolla, CA @ Rimac Arena
11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
13 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
18 - Tampa, FL @ USF Sundome
19 - Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live Arena (Hard Rock Hotel)
20 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
22 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
23 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
26 - Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center (George Mason University)
27 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center
28 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
29 - Lowell, MA @ Paul E. Tsongas Arena

May
5 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Events Center
6 – Montreal, Canada @ Bell Center
7 – Toronto, Canada @ Air Canada Centre
9 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theater
10 – Hoffman Estates, IL @ Sears Centre
11 – Kansas City, MO @ City Market
12 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ball Room
21 - Vancouver, Canada @ Thunderbird Stadium

Related links:
The Killers’ homepage
The Killers on MySpace
Flowers’ traffic troubles

In a strange case of life imitating art, NME reports that Killers frontman Brandon Flowers may have killed a man. Flowers told GQ magazine that he once accidentally ran over someone while driving, explaining that a drunk man walked in front of his car on a freeway. The singer, who described the incident as “pretty traumatic,” said authorities did not give him any information on the man’s condition afterwards. “They never told me what happened to him,” said Flowers, whose second album with the Killers, Sam’s Town, came out October 2nd. Looks like the members of Lightning Bolt better watch out…

Check out the NME writeup