As mentioned briefly in my 2010 year in review post, The Killers' front-man Brandon Flowers branched off to do his solo album Flamingo earlier this year while his fellow members were on hiatus. While I really enjoyed this departure, I am, and always will be a Killers fan, which makes the recent news that the group will be back in the studio in 2011 really great. Before the group's short break, they wrote and recorded their annual Christmas song which has become sort of a Killers tradition. This year's track, "Boots," follows its predecessors in that all proceeds from its downloads on iTunes, Amazon, and other download services go to help a charitable cause. This year, the song's donations go to the Global Fund to Help Fight AIDS in Africa, and the band has stepped up their giving. Not only do all the download proceeds go to the fund, but if you watch the video here, each view equates to 5 cents donated towards fighting the disease. It's a worthy cause, and like the band's previous holiday singles it's really great, but I understand the qualms some people may have with donating to charitable organizations...if so, you can watch the video (directed by Napoleon Dynamite creator Jared Hess) via youtube right after the jump.
