Thomas “Tommy” Marth, a talented musician best known as the live touring and studio saxophonist for the Las Vegas based band The Killers, died earlier this week, according to Rolling Stone. Marth apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. Marth was 33 years old.
2012 will be the year that The Killers release their fourth studio album – fans rejoice. Frontman Brandon Flowers told Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 that the group is busy working on a new record and that is will “definitely” be out later this year.
This week we noticed a trend in upcoming music releases : many artists are revisiting old material and publishing their B-sides, whether its a lack of inspiration or an indefinite hiatus. Usually these kind of releases are exciting but we’ve been seeing some mixed reviews, even disappointment, from the critics. Check out some of this week’s album highlights include…
Spinner reports that Killers frontman-turned solo artist Brandon Flowers’ first solo disc, Flamingo, entered the U.K. album charts at the number one spot on Sunday, September 12th:
Spinner reports that the reunion the whole world has been desperately, hungrily clamoring for (and by ‘desperately, hungrily clamoring,’ I mean ‘Oh, they’re on hiatus? I hadn’t even noticed. Meh’), is in the works – emotionless robo-frontman turned emotionless robo-solo artist Brandon Flowers has announced that he misses his band the Killers and to expect the band to return from hiatus in 2011.
Summer’s just around the corner and there’s a ton of new music coming our way to accompany those road trips.
Brandon Flowers of The Killers has gone solo for now. Interpol has come back from their hiatus and even after some drama that shook them up, they’re definitely back with a tour and some new tracks. Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder has unveiled a new solo song and Jenny and Johnny drop their first track. Details on all these artists and more after the jump!
Brandon Flowers has finally pulled the curtain back on his first solo tune, which he released on his website last night. The song “Crossfire” is from Flowers’ 10-track debut, Flamingo, due to be released in September.
The Killers vocalist enlisted the help of numerous collaborators like Jenny Lewis and producers Stuart Price, Brendan O’Brien and Daniel Lanois for his first, non-Killers release.
Check below to hear “Crossfire.”
While the protracted Killers hiatus at first sounded like nothing but a wonderful, wonderful thing, it has led to a potentially horrifying/ disastrous consequence—a solo record, Flamingo, from Killers frontman/ Springsteen-lite Brandon Flowers. The record does, however, at least sound interesting, as Spinner reports that not only will it feature production work by Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) and Brendan O’Brien (Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the record will also feature duets with Rilo Kiley frontwoman and solo chanteuse Jenny Lewis.
Flowers had this to say about Lewis’ involvement:
Last week we announced the formation of yet another super group who goes by the name, Mt. Desolation. We told you the all-star roster in this country-focused band involves Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci. Well, it sounds like this hiatus of The Killers is about to get completely serious. Why do we say this? Oh, I don’t know… it usually is a big deal when any lead vocalist of a popular band comes out with a solo album… Enter Brandon Flowers.
