Now the frontman for The Killers, Brandon Flowers, has announced he\u2019s made a bona fide country record that was cut in Nashville with country musicians to express influences that have been itching to come out of him for years. Where Pressure Machine<\/em> was a half measure, his new album Thrasher<\/em> goes all in. It will be a solo effort as opposed to a proper Killers record, but one that has the possibility of being an interesting and\/or important bridge between two musical worlds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe fact that I love new wave and rock and roll has been well-documented. But a life is long enough to allow for more,\u201d <\/em>Flowers said in a statement earlier this week. \u201cWalt Whitman said it best, \u2018I am large, I contain multitudes.\u2019 Well, I\u2019m larger now than I was 20 years ago, and I\u2019ve unlocked a room that feels like it\u2019s been waiting for me all along: country western music, my father\u2019s music. It has offered itself to me and the stories I have to tell at the moment with a breezy enthusiasm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, artists from other genres crossing over into country is nothing new. And these crossover moments are always preceded by explanations on how they grew up on country, and they\u2019ve always been big fans, though this isn\u2019t always born out in the finished product. So waiting to actually hear some of the music Brandon Flowers was working on felt imperative before passing judgement. You could consider Thrasher<\/em> kind of like Bob Dylan\u2019s Nashville Skyline<\/em> album where he came to town with country songs, and used country musicians to cut them. In fact, Charlie McCoy who played on Nashville Skyline<\/em> is also on the Brandon Flowers record, as are pedal steel player Bruce Bouton, David Rawlings on guitar, and as can be see in the video for the first single \u201cPlans\u201d below shot at Nashville\u2019s historic Studio \u2018A\u2019, Mickey Raphael is on harmonica. <\/p> Clearly Brandon Flowers is not angling for pop country radio fame with Thrasher<\/em>. This is a passion project. Studio A is the perfect space to capture \u201cPlans\u201d since it was bult to record strings and chorus lines in, like the ones included on the song. It has a very countrypolitan aspect to it, while also giving off a fresh perspective. <\/p> Brandon Flowers grew up in the small town of Nephi, Utah. Just like The Killers\u2019 album Pressure Machine<\/em>, those early life, small town influences are said to be strong on the new album. Sometimes with crossover albums, the performers are here to exploit country music\u2019s popularity. At other times, they\u2019re here to offer a counter-narrative to popular country. It\u2019s still early, but Thrasher<\/em> by Brandon Flowers feels like the latter. 1. Does It Ever Cross Your Mind? <\/p> 2. One Of Us<\/p> 3. Tiger\u2019s Blood<\/p> 4. Plans<\/p> 5. Paradise<\/p> 6. Miss America<\/p> 7. Angel <\/p> 8. The Red Ground<\/p> 9. In a Heartbeat <\/p> 10. An American Dream<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brandon-flowers-thrasher.jpg\")
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