Brandon Flowers Announces Country Solo Album 'Thrasher,' First Solo Release in Over a Decade
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Marissa R. Moss
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Brandon Flowers, lead singer of The Killers, is releasing his first solo album in over a decade titled 'Thrasher' on August 21. The album marks a full pivot to country western music, recorded in Nashville at RCA Studio A with contributions from David Rawlings. While Flowers' band has previously incorporated Americana and rootsy sounds on albums like 'Pressure Machine' and 'Sam's Town,' this solo project represents his first complete embrace of the country sound inspired by his father's love for Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings during his Utah upbringing.
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Rolling StoneBrandon Flowers Announces Country Solo Album 'Thrasher,' First Solo Release in Over a Decaderollingstone.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWhen Brandon Flowers was growing up in Utah, his childhood wasn't defined only by the rock & roll influences that would come to shape the Killers.
He also had a father who loved country music, like Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.
That rootsy, Americana sound often made its way into his band's music, most recently on their 2021 LP Pressure Machine and 2006's Sam's Town, but it's never been the sole artistic focus until now.
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