
Album · 2021
Pressure Machine
by The Killers
Pressure Machine is a 2021 folk rock album by The Killers. It runs 12 tracks across 55 minutes on Island.
Folk Rock · Heartland Rock · Rock
Your rating
- 80 /100
- 10 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 55 min
- Runtime
- 120 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
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10 publications
- Sputnikmusic5/5
- The Line of Best Fit9/10
- Paste8.2/10
- AllMusic4/5
- Clash8/10
- NME4/5
- Slant Magazine4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- Pitchfork6.6/10
- The Independent3/5
- Metacriticaggregate79/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate7.5/10
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Cover art
4 credits

- Design
- Joe Spix
- Photography
- Wes Johnson
- Art direction
- Brandon Flowers, Joe Spix
Tracklist
12 tracks · 55 min
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Pressure Machine is the seventh studio album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on August 13, 2021 on the Island label. The album features the return of guitarist Dave Keuning to the studio with the band, after his absence on the previous album Imploding the Mirage, while bassist Mark Stoermer's role is reduced due to difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during recording. Jonathan Rado and Shawn Everett return to produce the album. The album is a concept album based on lead singer Brandon Flowers' childhood in Nephi, Utah. The album features guest collaborations from musicians such as Phoebe Bridgers on the track "Runaway Horses". Lyrical influences include The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck and Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.
In brief
- When was Pressure Machine released?
- Pressure Machine was released in 2021 on Island.
- How many tracks are on Pressure Machine?
- Pressure Machine has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 55 minutes.
- What genre is Pressure Machine?
- Pressure Machine is catalogued under Folk Rock, Heartland Rock, Rock.
- What BPM is Pressure Machine?
- Pressure Machine runs at a median tempo of 120 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Pressure Machine?
- Listeners of Pressure Machine also rate AM by Arctic Monkeys, The Resistance by Muse, A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay.





