The Killers

These dapper Las Vegas boys were one of the year's surprise left-field hits, with the shiny guitars and gender-bending wit of "Somebody Told Me" and "Smile Like You Mean It." But the high point is the New Wave hymn "All These Things That I've Done," with a gospel choir chanting, "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier." Preach, brothers.

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