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Universal acclaim- based on 110 Ratings
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Positive: 102 out of 110
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Mixed: 2 out of 110
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Negative: 6 out of 110
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Aug 13, 2021
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Aug 25, 2021Flowers is sincere on this album. I think that’s the best kind of art. Stripped down melodies are perfect for the dark tones here. This could be their best.
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Aug 13, 2021Pressure Machine is a beautiful piece of art. The best album of The Killers so far.
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Aug 13, 2021Just a fantastic albun been a long time killers fan .Love that they are stadium rockers but this album feels like the realization of the potential they always had to be a great American band and even have a shot at the best band in the world right now .
Cant wait to hear the next chapter in the Killerverse -
Aug 13, 2021The storytelling on this album is fantastic. Lots of new sounds and it does a great job expanding the band's range. The spoken parts on the unabridged version help make this the most cohesive album from the Killers.
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Aug 13, 2021The Killers have found themselves. After a couple of uneven albums some years ago, the band is finally on a streak. 'Pressure Machine' is a collection of emotional bangers; no need to skip a single song. The one with Phoebe Bridgers is just heartbreaking, not to mention the opener. More bands need to follow the no-singles release promotion like The Killers to surprise their fans again.
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Aug 13, 2021Lo amé es perfecto y preciso. Con este álbum confirmó porque son mi banda favorita de todas.
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Aug 13, 2021As a concept album, The Killers reinvent themselves again with a quarentine album that marks their most distinctive piece of work until now.
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Aug 13, 2021Honestly, one of the most lovable releases of the past few years. To go back 25 years in your life and write about the hardships of the small town you used to hate is such a power play. Brandon Flowers really shines through in this 90's-alternative-folk-country-Springsteen-Bridgers brilliant record..
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Aug 13, 2021
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Aug 13, 2021Sadly, some people will call it boring and dont see the true meaning behind it.
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Aug 13, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 13, 2021I’m a huge fan of The Killers, and this is the first time I’d ever classify one of their albums as a “grower”. Once you get into it, however, there is so much to love! It doesn’t have the immediate bombast that they have become so well known for, but it’s more earnest and story-driven than the band have ever been. I like these songs more with each listen, and that’s a great thing.
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Aug 13, 2021Somber, poetic, and shot through with hope. The stripped back instrumentation is reminiscent of 90s alt-rock and allows the subtle beauty of the lyrics and melodies to really shine. An unexpectedly beautiful album.
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Aug 13, 2021Perfect from beginning to end. Flowers and the boys continue to release nothing but the best.
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Aug 13, 2021love to see their growth and the way this sounds uniquely different from their previous efforts
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Sep 14, 2021
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Aug 14, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 11, 2021
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May 30, 2022
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Sep 27, 2021Brilliance in storytelling, even more masterclass in the vocals and melodies. This album is incredibly well thought out and produces their signature sound that has been fine tuned to be even more stirring and booming than before.
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Aug 20, 2021Spiritual, soulful. Very genuine vibe. Highly recommend. Sonically the album has a clear Killers vibe but this album feels different than past albums. Very rewarding.
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Aug 16, 2021I'll be biased af when it comes to The Killers, but they really excelled themselves with this one. Fresh, deep and poignant. We don't get music like this very often these days. Thank you The Killers!
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Aug 16, 2021Álbum altamente conceitual, muito bem trabalhado, com um som totalmente maduro, como se as músicas da banda tivessem amadurecido junto com a banda.
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Aug 13, 2021
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Aug 13, 2021I’ve remember last entry of Coldplay. Quiet Town is surely Trouble in the Town. Pressure Machine wants to be Everyday Life. It’s not bad, but there is no Orphans.
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Aug 21, 2021Very good, very interesting and very different.
It's as good if not better than the epic Hot Fuss, their first and hugely successful album. -
Sep 7, 2021
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Aug 17, 2021The Killers is back, and just like more old times. Thanks Brandon !!
I reaaly hope you still do what is best, which is bring good songs in so dificult times. I Have a sadness inside me, and sometimes, its louder than my sol. -
Aug 21, 2021Incredible album. Hands down their greatest work since Sam's Town. "West Hills", "Quiet Town", and "In The Car Outside" are some of their best songs they have ever come out with.
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Aug 23, 2021
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Aug 16, 2021
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Aug 14, 2021
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Aug 27, 2021
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Aug 13, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 13, 2021For me It’s one of the best Killers album ever. Great deep work with impressive lyrics.
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Aug 14, 2021Hauntingly Beautiful!
Beautiful and well-crafted Lyrics and beautiful instrumentation.
Definetly listen to it as a whole.
Personale Highlight: West Hills! -
Aug 15, 2021
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Aug 15, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 20, 2021
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Aug 23, 2021great album, great vocals of Brandon Flowers, sometimes it reminds me of the first albums which is good.
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Aug 30, 2021I absolutely loved Pressure Machine!! It's really up there with Hot Fuss, Sam's Town, Day and Age, Battle Born and all their top albums!! This is a masterpiece!!
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Sep 1, 2021Es una joya, una evolución correcta. Que nos da un nuevo the killers y el cual me encanto. Espero poder seguir escuchando cosas así más adelante en su discografia
Awards & Rankings
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Classic Rock MagazineSep 15, 2021Quiet Town and Runaway Horses exhibit tender lyrical themes, and there's brief respite in the dreamy haze of Sleepwalker and Pressure Machine. However, nostalgia and the shattering of childhood idylls reoccur through In the Car Outside and In Another Life. [Oct 2021, p.78]
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Aug 27, 2021The band’s blinkered aspiration to create a classic again produces an album that is enjoyable but hollow. In that way, at least, Pressure Machine is a Killers album just like any other.
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Aug 25, 2021This stirring portrait of small town existence in its twilight serves as a necessary metaphor, applicable to many of the major issues currently facing the nation. It is most certainly The Killers’ finest album since Battle Born, and successfully proves The Killers as visionary musicians who shall surely help to define “classic rock” for many generations to come.