“HOW MANY PEDALS CAN I POSSIBLY USE?”

Dave Keuning has not wasted any of his time away from the road. His debut solo album, A Mild Case of Everything arrived in June, with the new album from The Killers, Pressure Machine, following it in August.

The two albums showcase different sides of Keuning’s talents. A Mild Case of Everything is an electric record with echoes of his 80s heroes Depeche Mode and The Cars. It developed from songs he wrote that ultimately didn’t work for The Killers. “It’s got a lot more shred guitar on it!” he smiles. “The response has been great from the people that have heard it.”

, meanwhile, is The Killers’ rootsiest album to date. The pandemic-enforced quietness gave the band space to develop delicate songs that would normally be buried amid the noise of a typical arena gig. It also meant the band’s usual collaborative writing process became more individualised. As Dave explains: “A lot of these are songs that Brandon [Flowers, vocalist] had before we started. I would just add acoustic guitar or mandolin or whatever I could to help them out. Then I was able to come in and write a little