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Rock&Roll

A

lbum release day inspires a mix of excitement

and nerves among even the most self-assured artists,

but when the Killers’ fifth album,Wonderful Wonder-

ful, drops on September 22nd, frontman Brandon Flow-

ers might be feeling a touch more anxious than usual. It is, he ad-

mits,hismostpersonalalbumyet.“It’slikeapreciousflowerthat’s

opened up,” jokes drummer Ronnie Vannucci in a London hotel a

fewdaysaftertheirrecentselloutHydeParkshow.“I’vebloomed,”

adds Flowers with a grin.

The Killers’

‘Wonderful’ Return

Las Vegas indie rockers mark their comeback

with most personal album to date

BY ANNABEL ROSS

WONDER STUFF

Ronnie Vannucci,

Mark Stoermer,

Brandon Flowers

(clockwise from

left); guitarist

Dave Keuning not

pictured