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 for those listeners who have always doubted the skills of the Killers, is how the operatic ambitions of Sam's Town feel not so extravagant when bookended by selections from Day & Age and Battle Born. All three of the albums -- which are represented by three cuts a piece -- sound strong here but what really has lasted are those singles from 2004's Hot Fuss, especially the initial breakthroughs "Mr. Brightside" and "All These Things That I've Done," which now seem to capture a particular moment in time and yet also transcend it. [Direct Hits was released in a two-LP vinyl edition in December 2017.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi 
 
The Killers ‎– Direct Hits
Label: Island Records ‎– 602557342772
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation 
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 26 Jan 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
 
Tracklist:
Mr. Brightside
Somebody Told Me
Smile Like You Mean It
All These Things That I've Done
When You Were Young
Read My Mind
For Reasons Unknown
Human
Spaceman
A Dustland Fairytale
Runaways
The Way It Was
Shot at the Night
Just Another Girl
Be Still