The Killers DIRECT HITS

Recording information: Battle Born Studio, Las Vegas; Cornerstone Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Criterion Studios, London; Killthemessenger Studio, Las Vegas; Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas; The Hearse, Los Angeles, CA.Photographers: Colin Lane; Torey Mundkowsky; Wyatt Boswell.Almost ten years after "Mr. Brightside" helped turn the Killers into new millennial rock sensations, the time has come for a hits collection. Calling the compilation Direct Hits -- a punning title that feels timeless but has rarely been used before, a nifty encapsulation of the group's style and attributes -- the Killers cannily use the singles-centric conceit to showcase the band at their overblown best, emphasizing their arena-sized neo-new wave just slightly over their Springsteenisms. Both are on display on the two new songs -- "Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl," songs that sound as if U2, Springsteen, and the Cars created a supergroup in 1988 -- but the main benefit of Direct Hits, especially