Cinderalla's In A Party Dress

I would say that I'm a casual Killers fan, well at least I was. I think I would consider myself an above average casual Killers fan nowadays. I got Hot Fuss for a birthday present and I liked it. I wasn't in love with it but I liked it (Andy, You're A Star is such an excellent track). I would go periods of time without listening to it at all and then get this overwhelming urge/need to listen to it. Once the urge was fed I wouldn't listen to the album again until the next weird overwhelming urge.

When I met Shea that changed. She happens to be a big Killers fan and she introduced me to their second album, Sam's Town. You see as far as I was concerned I had Hot Fuss there really wasn't a need for more Killers albums for me (especially since the first single off of Sam's Town was Bones and I didn't really care for it). As we spent time together I heard the album more and more and actually grew to really enjoy it. I think it's a better album than Hot Fuss and I find that I listen to it more then casually. Shea has pointed out to me that every song on the album actually has the word "town" somewhere in it. I like stuff like that, when music has easter eggs.

(Side Note- I am a sucker for a concept album. I love them. You want to make a whole album about one story? Sign me up!)

Again I wouldn't consider myself a huge Killers fan but I definitely did appreciate them more, and found I was putting their songs/albums on without having a weird overwhelming urge/need. It was healthy, to the point where I was actually excited about their third album, Day & Age. Shea and I had recently moved into our apartment together when it was released so listening to it always reminds me of just moving in and getting settled. So when A Dustland Fairytale came on that was my first thought. I was instantly transported back to our first months moved in together, cooking dinner with Shea while Day & Age played. It made me smile.

On top of that it's a good track. This whole album is very Las Vegas. I don't know how else to describe it, it's all flashy lights and neon signs. The line- Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge.Why don't you know the kingdoms under siege and everybody needs you- reminds me of a graphic novel series called Fables which is about fairy tale characters that get banished to the big city because their kingdom has been taken over. It's actually a really cool concept and the story is pretty epic. It's fun seeing a bunch of the fairy tale characters you've grown up on in situations that don't seem normal or fairy tale like. The art looks a little dated but the story is awesome, I highly recommend it.