The Las Vegas band posted the song on their official channels earlier today (December 25), alongside the message: “Santa’s got a brand new song in his bag. Merry Christmas!”
The song, which they have not yet named, is a four minute, new wave/goth-inspired guitar-driven track that recalls the band’s early years.
Santa’s got a brand new song in his bag. Merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/x0P7rP0e3E
— The Killers (@thekillers) December 25, 2023
It follows on from an interview that the band’s singer Brandon Flowers gave to NME last week that suggested that this more rock-oriented direction is part of a long-term plan: “I realised that the vehicle that I want to ride in had less synthesisers and less laser beams!,” he explained.
“I’m trying to figure that out. It’s not uncommon; we’ve made records like ‘Sam’s Town’ [2006], ‘Battle Born’ [2012] and definitely ‘Pressure Machine’ [2021] where there’s less presence of that kind of sound. I’m not disparaging that sound – a lot of that music has shaped who I am – but as I get older I want to be authentic to who I am and how I’m feeling. I have to follow that, and I just feel like that’s leading more towards guitar music, rock n’ roll and Americana music.”
