Neon Trees are a new-new-wave band from the down-and-dirty rock town of Provo, Utah. While the quartet, whose debut album, Habits, will be released later this year, hails from the rather pious "Industry" state, they actually share quite a bit in common with their friends from Sin City, The Killers. After all, it was Brandon Flowers & co. who plucked Neon Trees from Utah-ish obscurity and brought them out on the road with them, exposing them to thousands of excitable music fans (including Nick Jonas.)

The Killers seem to have made quite an impression on Neon Trees who chose the desert as the setting for their debut video, "Animal," much like The Killers did for their virgin video, "Somebody Told Me."

Of course, none of this should detract from the obvious charms of "Animal." The song is a racing, drum-machine-aided sing-a-long that combines the twee move of hand-claps with arena-ready "oh-oh's," suitable for a U2 song.

Take a gander at the video for "Animal," and revisit The Killers' "Somebody Told Me" while you're at it, both below.

This here bit of showmanship is culled from The Killers' forthcoming (November 10th, to be exact) live DVD, The Killers: Live From Royal Albert Hall.

RAH is obviously a gorgeous, classy venue. Lead Killer Brandon Flowers does his best to de-flower-the-joint schtick in his pre-song banter, asking if the crowd if they're ready to "receive" their Sam's Town hit, "When You Were Young," as hard as they're going to give it to them. Naughty Mormon!

It's actually a dazzling performance from a band that's clearly feeling the energy, not only from the crowd, but from the hallowed halls of Royal Albert. Check out The Killers' live performance and the music video below.

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