The Killers Release New Song “Land Of The Free” & Music Video By Spike Lee

Jan 14, 2019

The Killers Release New Song “Land Of The Free” & Music Video By Spike Lee

Music News- The Killers have unveiled a new stand alone song “Land Of The Free” with a video by Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee . Recorded at their own Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada and produced by Jacknife Lee, with additional gospel vocals by (vocal co-arranger) Lynn Mabry , Dorian Holley, Will Wheaton, Sherree Patrice Brown, Akasha Mabry and Killers’ touring vocalists Amanda Brown, Danielle René Withers and Erica Canales . The Killers invited Spike Lee to make the video for the song, a heartfelt lament inspired by current events and recent national tragedies.

Photo Credit: Erik Weiss

The band gave Spike Lee full creative rein, and he filmed the video over a few weeks at the tail end of 2018, traveling to the U.S./Mexico border to capture scenes of migrants families as they made their way towards ‘the land of the free’.

Since 2004 The Killers have released five studio albums and a string of hit singles on Island Records. Their most recent record - Wonderful, Wonderful - entered the Billboard Album Charts at #1. They recently wrapped a world wide arena tour. Spike Lee is a recipient of the Academy Honorary Award, BAFTA Special Award and the Honorary Cesar . His last movie, BlacKkKlansman , was awarded the Grand Prix at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

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