Sam's Town
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| Studio album by The Killers | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | February–June 2006 | |||
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| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B− |
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| Entertainment Weekly | C |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10 |
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Sam's Town is the second studio album by American rock band The Killers, released on October 2, 2006 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Regarding the album, vocalist and primary lyricist Brandon Flowers noted that he "wanted to create an album that captured, chronologically, everything important that got me to where I am today".Sam's Town has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.
On October 7, 2016, Sam's Town was reissued as a remastered double vinyl by Bong Load Records, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the album. The reissue is limited to 5,016 copies and includes two bonus tracks—the previously unreleased demo "Peace of Mind" and a "Pet Shop Boys Stars Are Blazing Mix" of "Read My Mind".
The album takes its name from Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, the band's hometown. It is also a local nickname for Las Vegas. Sam's Town was also a huge sign that was visible by band member Mark Stoermer through his room window when he was young.
According to photographer Anton Corbijn, the band initially wanted a "chic, gypsy look", for the album, and that "out of those discussions [for the sleeve] came these elements of faded glory." The album's co-producer, Flood, is dressed as a Native American in the CD booklet. The artwork inside the album booklet is taken from a Downtown Las Vegas mural painted by Suzanne Hackett-Morgan, a local painter. The cover artwork of Sam's Town features model and singer Felice LaZae.
The album is said to be influenced by the works of U2, Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Electric Light Orchestra, and Dire Straits, among others. In the October 2006 issue of Giant magazine, Flowers was quoted as saying that Sam's Town would be "one of the best albums in the past twenty years", and in Entertainment Weekly he remarked that it would be "the album that keeps rock & roll afloat."
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