Abandon

Searchlights
Forefront

“Searchlights,” the first full-length record from San Antonio-based Abandon, picks up almost exactly where it’s self-titled, debut (digital) EP left off. Which is to say that if a deluxe edition of The Killer’s seminal “Hot Fuss” were to ever be released, “Hold On,” the first song off “Searchlights” — and, truth be told, several others — could be slipped in as a bonus track and no one would notice. That’s a compliment — The Killers are a great band.

But as the album progresses, the brother-cousin quintet begins to come into its own, blending heart-felt, face-to-the-sky vocals a la young Bono with tight, urgent rock ‘n’ roll. And they do it well enough to stand out, if they keep it coming, for a long time.