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The Killers consider the UK to be their ''second home''.

The American rock band have enjoyed impressive success in the UK over the years, having seen five of their albums reach the number one chart position, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci has hailed its influence on their careers.

He said: ''[The UK] feels like a second home. They were the first ones to take us in and give us a shot.''

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Brandon Flowers' brother has been encouraging him to record 'Run For Cover' for years.

The Killers frontman first penned the track - which is about the story of a senator who mistreats his wife - in 2008 when the group were recording their third album 'Day & Age' but he wasn't satisfied with his efforts and set it aside.

He admitted: ''I was never happy with the second verse -- so we put it on the backburner.''

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Brandon Flowers has joked that food references don't ''belong'' in rock music.

The Killers front man teased lyrics from The Cure's 'Friday I'm in Love' and 'Drops of Jupiter' by Train, and suggested hearing someone sing about eating or enjoying food just makes him cringe.

Speaking to The Guardian newspaper, he said: ''It feels that food doesn't really belong in rock'n'roll, somehow. The Cure had a song, 'Friday I'm in Love'. which goes, 'It's such a gorgeous sight, to see you eat in the middle of the night.'

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As well as announcing a short UK tour this autumn, the returning indie veterans New Order have revealed that their upcoming album will feature a number of guest stars from musical past and present.

Music Complete, their ninth studio album, will be coming out on September 25th, the band confirmed last month. On Tuesday (July 7th), however, they teased some more details about the album’s sound, and that it will contain appearances from Brandon Flowers, Iggy Pop and La Roux.

Iggy Pop is one of the guest stars who'll appear on the upcoming New Order album 'Music Complete'

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After taking over London in a series of gigs this week, Brandon Flowers has also conquered the UK Charts. His second solo album, The Desired Effect, now sits pretty at the top of the album chart. It was a close race between Flowers and fellow indie frontman Paul Weller, but eventually Flowers’ album finished 5,000 combined chart sales ahead of the rock veteran.

Flowers and his shiny jacket took over the UK charts this week.

Flowers played one date in Dublin and two at London’s O2 Academy in the past week. In the next few days, the tour will hit Edinburgh, Leeds and Birmingham.

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The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers has scored his second UK number one solo album after The Desired Effect went straight to the top of the charts this weekend. Flowers’ previous solo offering, Flamingo, took the top spot in 2010, while The Killers’ have scored four number one albums in their career so far.

Flowers has topped the UK album chart for the second time.

Flowers outsold his closet rival Paul Weller by just 5,000 sales with the Jam frontman’s Saturn’s Pattern entering in the number two spot. In the number three position was last weeks chart topper Mumford & Sons with Wilder Mind, which slipped two places, while Taylor Swift’s 1989 enjoyed its 30th week in the top 100 at the number four spot.

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Brandon Flowers might be about to release his second solo album, The Desired Effect, but the singer’s main focus is still his band The Killers, a group who he feels are still under appreciated in the music world. Speaking to The Independent Flowers said The Killers, “might be the best band in the last long time” and he’s ready to put them to the test against any other act of the past 15 years.

Flowers is about to release his second solo album.

“Whether the people want to accept it or not, we might be the best band in the last long time!” Flowers claimed. "I'd go up any night against just about any band that's come out in the last 15 years. Not that it's a competition, but I do feel sometimes people don't have a grasp on what we've accomplished and what we've acquired.”

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He might be about to release a solo album, but The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers looked at what the future might hold for his main band in a new interview, admitting they might “need a little kick in the pants” to get their act together.

Flowers was speaking to Rolling Stone magazine ahead of the release of The Desired Effect, the second album he’s made away from The Killers. However, he reassured fans of the group that rumours of them being on “hiatus” are exaggerated.

The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers is releasing his 2nd solo album in May

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The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers has confirmed the release date of his second solo album. The Desired Effect will arrive on May 19th 2015, and will be carried by Island Records.

The Desired Effect will be preceded by a single entitled ‘Can’t Deny My Love’, officially released on March 23rd. Flowers will also be building up to the release date with a series of small club shows and a handful of select festival appearances. The first of these will be at New York’s Webster Hall the day after the single’s release.

Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers will release a new solo album in May

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