Battle Born

Rock · 2012 · 12 tracks · 51m

Battle Born

A maximalist embrace of heartland rock and desert-sky synths. Massive, earnest anthems designed for highway drives and stadium-sized emotional releases.

Heartland transition

A massive, canyon-sized scale defines this fourth outing, which trades sleek dance-floor precision for the wide-open horizons of the American West. The production is dense and layered, replacing the sharp, jagged edges of their youth with a warm, golden-hour glow that feels designed for the highway.

Battle Born · vs · The Killers

Maximalist+1.8σ

The production is pushed notably harder into maximalist than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 51m

01

Flesh and Bone

4:01

02

Runaways

4:06

03

The Way It Was

3:54

04

Here With Me

4:54

05

A Matter of Time

4:14

06

Deadlines and Commitments

4:24

07

Miss Atomic Bomb

4:55

08

The Rising Tide

4:20

09

Heart of a Girl

4:36

10

From Here On Out

2:30

11

Be Still

4:35

12

Battle Born

5:16

Moments Worth Waiting For

02RunawaysThe soaring, dramatic vocal delivery on 'Runaways' anchors a driving, piano-led arrangement that builds into an unapologetically earnest stadium chorus.

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