''Prismism'' is the debut studio album by Keuning, the solo project of

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guitarist

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. It was released through his label Pretty Faithful on January 25, 2019. "Restless Legs" was the first single, released on October 12, 2018.

Background

Dave Keuning announced the release of his debut solo album ''Prismism'' in October 2018, becoming the last member of the Killers to release a solo or side project. After stepping down from touring with the Killers in August 2017, Keuning began working on song ideas that he had amassed over the past decade, some of which had been pitched to the Killers but ultimately not used by the band. He told ''

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'' "I didn't drop out of the Killers just to do this (album); It was just going to be too long of a tour for me, but it was nevertheless very refreshing and just felt free and I think I needed this. I don't think I've had this much fun making music in a long, long, long time." He recorded the album at his home in San Diego with producer Brandon Darner, playing most of the instruments himself with contributions on drums from John JR Robinson and Seth Luloff.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Brandon Darner Adapted from iTunes.

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

– bass, keyboards, electronic drums, vocals, guitar * Brandon Darner – backing vocals (1), acoustic guitar and additional keyboards (3) * Micah Natera – backing vocals (1), additional keyboards (2, 7), additional guitar (8) * Homer Rodeheaver – additional vocals (12) * Ross Vanderwerf – backing vocals (13) *

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– additional keyboards (9) * Luke Pettipoole – bass (6) * Seth Luloff – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11), additional programming (4) * John "J.R." Robinson – drums (2)

Production

* Brandon Darner – producer * Micah Natera – engineer, mixer * Brian B. William – art direction * Andrew Brightman – A&R * Fetzer Design – design * Austin Burns – additional engineer * James Page – additional engineer * Robert Root – additional engineer (9) * Patrick Haney – additional engineer (10, 13) * Phillip Liddiard – additional engineer (13) * Doug Van Sloun – mastering at Focus Mastering * Dana Trippe – photography * Sergey Kolivayko – additional photography

Critical reception

The album has received several positive reviews with

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describing the record as "vibrant and accomplished",

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called it a "fine record" that "deserves your time."

References

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