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Hot Fuss
by The Killers
The 523rd greatest album of all time
Hot Fuss is The Killers' 2004 debut studio album that blends post-punk revival and new wave influences with alternative and indie rock elements. The sound combines bright, 1980s-style synthesizer textures and driving basslines with urgent, anthemic guitar parts and Brandon Flowers' theatrical vocals, yielding energetic, danceable rock songs built around strong hooks and lyrical themes of jealousy and longing. Several tracks on the record became signature songs for the band and the album is often associated with the mid 2000s resurgence of synth-tinged rock.
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