He played bass on some songs, played guitar on some songs, and even though he wasn't in the room we'd send him mixes and he'd be involved." It was on his own terms and was very productive. Mark came out to the house one time and to Los Angeles and it was great. We'd tell, 'This is the schedule, we're renting a house for six months, come out, whenever you want, we're there every day'. Regarding Stoermer's involvement, Vannucci noted: "Mark's awesome in so many ways.
I wasn’t ready to work out of Vegas or Utah for a year and a half." īass guitarist Mark Stoermer, who has been on touring hiatus from the band since 2016, contributed both bass and guitar to the album. If it was recorded in San Diego, I probably could have been a part of it. Only they would know, but I feel like it took a while. was probably just as busy of a schedule as touring for ten or eleven months. He's kind of just spending time with his family and I think he's content doing that right now." The following year, Keuning discussed his own reasons for not taking part in the recording sessions: "I just needed a break from everything. If he comes for a week and we don't tap into the universe, that frustrates him a lot. He was like, 'If you guys want me in the video…' Well, I'm not sure that makes any sense either! Video? How about some guitar?" Flowers elaborated: "He's just happy to be in San Diego and doesn't really want to venture out of there. We didn't really hear from him, except when it came to making a video. Well, we're going to go ahead and do this because we feel good and we feel creative. Flowers and Vannucci reached out to Keuning to rejoin them in the studio to record Imploding the Mirage: "When we started working the schedule out, we asked if it worked for him and he was like, 'Maybe, I don't know'. The album is the band's first not to feature founding guitarist Dave Keuning, who took a step back from the band in a touring and recording capacity following the release of their previous studio album, Wonderful Wonderful (2017). Drummer Ronnie Vannucci noted: "It kind of felt uncomfortable in a really special way, I remember thinking, 'I don't know what's going to happen and I like it.'" The duo pushed The Killers to think beyond what people might expect of them. Imploding the Mirage was recorded in various locations, including in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Park City, Utah, and produced by Canadian producer Shawn Everett, and Jonathan Rado of the band Foxygen. It's always been part of our DNA but it's definitely creeping up." Recording Some of that stuff is starting to resurface and a lot of that had to do with synthesizer music. Frontman Brandon Flowers told NME that the band went to Utah to record part of the album as it was where Flowers "fell in love with music for the first time", also saying that it was "interesting to be there again and hear some of that music with the geography matching the sensation. The band formally announced the album on social media on November 15, 2019. The band is planning a world tour in support of the album, although ticket sales have since been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The album was preceded by the lead single " Caution", released on March 12, 2020, the second single "Fire in Bone", released on April 24, 2020, the third single " My Own Soul's Warning" released on June 17, 2020, and the fourth single "Dying Breed", released on August 14, 2020. Guitar parts are covered by Killers bassist Mark Stoermer, producer Jonathan Rado, and a variety of guest musicians including Lindsey Buckingham ( Fleetwood Mac) and Adam Granduciel ( The War on Drugs). To date, it is the band's only album without lead guitarist Dave Keuning, who took an indefinite hiatus (ending in 2021) from the band in 2017. It was released on August 21, 2020, by Island Records in the United States and internationally by EMI. Imploding the Mirage is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Killers.