james blunt was recently asked which artists material he enjoyed listening to and quickly responded he very much enjoyed the killers although he frankly admitted he had not yet had an opportunity to pickup or listen to their sophomore effort sam's town. i'd like to point out to mr. blunt that when he does get around to it, as is the case with another band with an incredible debut effort, maroon 5, he is likely to be somewhat disappointed by their follow-up efforts. such is not the case with mr. blunt. having just completed three successive listens, i believe blunt has outdone his absolutely brilliant debut effort. he has assembled a talented tight band that shines throughout the album with nary a weak moment.