Shamir, The Killers, Hassan and beyond.
The pandemic left local musicians without a performing outlet this year, but creative Las Vegans persevered by releasing new music throughout 2020. Shamir resides in Pennsylvania these days, but we’ll never stop counting the local native among our own. October’s self-titled LP garnered praise from Pitchfork to Rolling Stone, and it’s no wonder why. With a charismatic and distinct falsetto and a knack for writing emo-leaning indie tunes, Shamir gets better with every release. In August, The Killers released their sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage, which the Weekly’s Geoff Carter awarded four stars, writing, “Nearly every one of the 10 tracks overflows with confidence and ardor, at a time when this city—this country, this world—could use both.
