American Rock band The Killers have released the deeply scenic and entertaining music video (scroll down to watch) for their new track 'Shot At The Night' and it's filled to the brim with beautiful Brandon Flowers and picturesque images of Las Vegas. Being a notable fan of The Killers since way back when to the days of 'Mr Brightside', 'Smile Like You Mean It' and 'Somebody Told Me,' I was eagerly anticipating some of their newer creations and 'Shot At The Night' doesn't disappoint.
Featuring very killer-esque vocals from Flowers; the video centres around a very bored maid at a Hotel who wishes for something more, and luckily, she gets the opportunity to whisk around Vegas with a new man she's met. The track has a type of 80's synth-pop feel and Flowers projects the lyrics 'Give me a shot at the night/ Give me a moment, some kinda mysterious' wonderfully, with the majestic tone of his voice able to carry the song well.
As previously mentioned, the video features a maid who goes on a night-time journey with a male companion as Flowers sings enthusiastically from a building above the Las Vegas strip.
The maid continues her duties: lazing about in her room, doing housework and tending to the guest's rooms. She drives along the strip once again to a hotel to do her work, and longingly gazes out of her car window at all the wondrous sights around her. She then almost runs over a guy in a blue suit who is out with his friends. Laughing it off, they depart, as does she and she arrives at the hotel and continues to wash windows and the like.
She pulls her housekeeping trolley up past some bedrooms and low and behold, out pops the guy in the blue suit who beckons her into his room with his group of friends, whilst a female friend helps her pick out an outfit to wear while himself and his male friend wait. All dressed and ready to go, off they pop to explore the world. Well, Vegas, at least.
They ride on his scooter past all the sights and they joke and fool around together on the streets. Blue suit then shows off his lacklustre robot dance moves and they go to a casino to play which culminates in dancing in the street. It's all a very care-free affair, which is what the song is trying to get at and it suits it perfectly. 'Shot At The Night' is a new single taken from the upcoming compilation album Direct Hits, featuring the bands 'greatest hits,' which is due for release on the 11th of November, later this year. So, is the new track a hit for you?
Reviewed by Mel.
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