{"id":2008715,"date":"2026-06-23T15:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008715"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:37:52","slug":"brandon-flowers-announces-new-nashville-recorded-solo-album-thrasher-ive-found-my-way-back-to-my-fathers-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008715","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Flowers announces new Nashville-recorded solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019: \u201cI\u2019ve found my way back to my father\u2019s music\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BRANDON_FLOWERS_2026_ChrisPhelps.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brandon Flowers announces new Nashville-recorded solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019: \u201cI\u2019ve found my way back to my father\u2019s music\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m larger now than I was 20 years ago, and I\u2019ve unlocked a room that feels like it&#8217;s been waiting for me all along\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T16:37:52+01:00\">23rd June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BRANDON_FLOWERS_2026_ChrisPhelps-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Flowers. CREDIT: Chris Phelps\" title=\"BRANDON_FLOWERS_2026_ChrisPhelps\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Brandon Flowers. CREDIT: Chris Phelps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Killers\u2019 Brandon Flowers has announced new Nashville-recorded solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019, which sees him provide a rare glimpse into his upbringing in Utah.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The Killers on the cover: \u201cThere are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Set for release on August 21 via Island Records, the new record marks the first solo album from the rock icon in over a decade, following on from 2015\u2019s sophomore record \u2018The Desired Effect\u2019. Visit here to pre-order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recorded in Nashville, \u2018Thrasher\u2019 sees Flowers join forces with longtime producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, as well as guitarist David Rawlings, pedal steel player Bruce Bouton, and 85-year-old Charlie McCoy (the harmonica player who featured on all four of Bob Dylan\u2019s Nashville records).<\/p>\n<p>His third solo LP focuses on Flowers\u2019 early years, spending his childhood in the small town of Nephi, Utah, and reflecting on how his father would drive him around the countryside listening to Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952764\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flowers@2000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Flowers &apos;Thrasher&apos; artwork\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1997\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Flowers \u2018Thrasher\u2019 artwork. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This chapter of the singer\u2019s life is one that he has rarely written about, and the new album sees him reminisce about those formative years and put forward some of his most personal and vulnerable songwriting yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve gotten older, I\u2019ve found my way back to my father\u2019s music \u2013 \u2018Country-Western\u2019 (as he called it) \u2013 and discovered that the stories I carry really feel most at home in the skin of this beautiful American tradition,\u201d Flowers shared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carrying the same Americana and Western stylings as seen in The Killers\u2019 albums such as 2006\u2019s \u2018Sam\u2019s Town\u2019 and 2021\u2019s \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019, \u2018Thrasher\u2019 is said to strike a balance between sadness and humour, and captures thinly veiled stories from his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single \u2018Plans\u2019 is set to arrive on Friday (June 26) and touches on themes including ill-fated dreams. These include \u2018One Of Us\u2019 \u2013 a touching tribute to a brother-in-law who suddenly passed several years ago \u2013 and \u2018Miss America\u2019, which captures nostalgia from his upbringing, including \u201880s shopping mall pageants and fraught early childhood memories.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZ7lTSwJdJ_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The closing track, \u2018An American Dream\u2019, sees Flowers remember his mum and the time they had together while his father came to the end of his life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTwo things can be true at the same time. The fact that I love new-wave and rock n\u2019 roll is well documented, but life is long enough to allow for more,\u201d he said in a new social media video, providing a first glimpse into the euphoric, heartfelt sound of the album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalt Whitman said it best: \u2018I am large, I contain multitudes\u2019\u2026 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,\u201d Flowers added, saying that recording with such \u201cseasoned and extremely talented musicians\u201d has been \u201cone of the highlights of my career\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you hear the joy in the record, because we sure had a blast making it,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThis is not me running away from rock n\u2019 roll. I don\u2019t want to replace my old songs. I simply found room for more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers releases \u2018Thrasher\u2019 on August 21. Check out the full tracklist below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018One Of Us\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Tiger\u2019s Blood\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Plans\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Paradise\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Miss America\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Angel\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Red Ground\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018In A Heartbeat\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018An American Dream\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Killers\u2019 frontman spoke to <em>NME<\/em> about plans for a new solo album last year, when at the 2025 Ivor Novellos and presented with the Special International Award by Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next thing we\u2019re going to get is a Brandon Flowers record, unfortunately,\u201d he quipped, before saying that the album was going to be taking \u201ca step backwards\u201d from his 2015 album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made two South West records, if you want to know the truth. One is a romantic South West record, and the other is a narrative South West record which picks up where [The Killers\u2019 2021 album] \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019 left off,\u201d he shared, before adding that Springsteen was a source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave me the permission to write about things that I actually know about and experiences that I\u2019ve actually witnessed, that I\u2019ve lived,\u201d Flowers added. \u201cThere\u2019s something powerful about that. When people hear it, it doesn\u2019t matter where they are, they get it and they pick up the heart and the soul from it. Those are the things that I\u2019m able to tap into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers added: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled about both of them, and they\u2019ll both come out before the next Killers record \u2013 but I\u2019m thrilled about the next Killers record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first of two solo records on the way from Flowers, with The Killers next album said to be coming in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Brandon Flowers<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>The Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  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data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_thestrokes_hamiltonleithauser_getty_2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_thestrokes_hamiltonleithauser_getty_2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch The Strokes cover The Walkmen\u2019s \u2018Heaven\u2019 with Hamilton Leithauser in Boston<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OasisHeatonPark-report-3-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OasisHeatonPark-report-3-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Liam Gallagher reacts as Oasis\u2019 \u2018Wonderwall\u2019 streams shoot up 50 per cent ahead of England playing Ghana in World Cup<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Killers\u2019 Brandon Flowers has announced new Nashville-recorded solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019, which sees him provide a rare glimpse into his upbringing in Utah.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The Killers on the cover: \u201cThere are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Set for release on August 21 via Island Records, the new record marks the first solo album from the rock icon in over a decade, following on from 2015\u2019s sophomore record \u2018The Desired Effect\u2019. Visit here to pre-order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recorded in Nashville, \u2018Thrasher\u2019 sees Flowers join forces with longtime producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, as well as guitarist David Rawlings, pedal steel player Bruce Bouton, and 85-year-old Charlie McCoy (the harmonica player who featured on all four of Bob Dylan\u2019s Nashville records).<\/p>\n<p>His third solo LP focuses on Flowers\u2019 early years, spending his childhood in the small town of Nephi, Utah, and reflecting on how his father would drive him around the countryside listening to Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952764\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flowers@2000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Flowers &apos;Thrasher&apos; artwork\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1997\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Flowers \u2018Thrasher\u2019 artwork. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This chapter of the singer\u2019s life is one that he has rarely written about, and the new album sees him reminisce about those formative years and put forward some of his most personal and vulnerable songwriting yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve gotten older, I\u2019ve found my way back to my father\u2019s music \u2013 \u2018Country-Western\u2019 (as he called it) \u2013 and discovered that the stories I carry really feel most at home in the skin of this beautiful American tradition,\u201d Flowers shared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carrying the same Americana and Western stylings as seen in The Killers\u2019 albums such as 2006\u2019s \u2018Sam\u2019s Town\u2019 and 2021\u2019s \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019, \u2018Thrasher\u2019 is said to strike a balance between sadness and humour, and captures thinly veiled stories from his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single \u2018Plans\u2019 is set to arrive on Friday (June 26) and touches on themes including ill-fated dreams. These include \u2018One Of Us\u2019 \u2013 a touching tribute to a brother-in-law who suddenly passed several years ago \u2013 and \u2018Miss America\u2019, which captures nostalgia from his upbringing, including \u201880s shopping mall pageants and fraught early childhood memories.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZ7lTSwJdJ_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The closing track, \u2018An American Dream\u2019, sees Flowers remember his mum and the time they had together while his father came to the end of his life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTwo things can be true at the same time. The fact that I love new-wave and rock n\u2019 roll is well documented, but life is long enough to allow for more,\u201d he said in a new social media video, providing a first glimpse into the euphoric, heartfelt sound of the album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalt Whitman said it best: \u2018I am large, I contain multitudes\u2019\u2026 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,\u201d Flowers added, saying that recording with such \u201cseasoned and extremely talented musicians\u201d has been \u201cone of the highlights of my career\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you hear the joy in the record, because we sure had a blast making it,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThis is not me running away from rock n\u2019 roll. I don\u2019t want to replace my old songs. I simply found room for more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers releases \u2018Thrasher\u2019 on August 21. Check out the full tracklist below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018One Of Us\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Tiger\u2019s Blood\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Plans\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Paradise\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Miss America\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Angel\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Red Ground\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018In A Heartbeat\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018An American Dream\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Killers\u2019 frontman spoke to <em>NME<\/em> about plans for a new solo album last year, when at the 2025 Ivor Novellos and presented with the Special International Award by Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next thing we\u2019re going to get is a Brandon Flowers record, unfortunately,\u201d he quipped, before saying that the album was going to be taking \u201ca step backwards\u201d from his 2015 album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made two South West records, if you want to know the truth. One is a romantic South West record, and the other is a narrative South West record which picks up where [The Killers\u2019 2021 album] \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019 left off,\u201d he shared, before adding that Springsteen was a source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave me the permission to write about things that I actually know about and experiences that I\u2019ve actually witnessed, that I\u2019ve lived,\u201d Flowers added. \u201cThere\u2019s something powerful about that. When people hear it, it doesn\u2019t matter where they are, they get it and they pick up the heart and the soul from it. Those are the things that I\u2019m able to tap into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers added: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled about both of them, and they\u2019ll both come out before the next Killers record \u2013 but I\u2019m thrilled about the next Killers record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first of two solo records on the way from Flowers, with The Killers next album said to be coming in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brandon-flowers-announces-new-nashville-recorded-solo-album-thrasher-ive-found-my-way-back-to-my-fathers-music-3952759&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BRANDON_FLOWERS_2026_ChrisPhelps.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Brandon Flowers announces new Nashville-recorded solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019: \u201cI\u2019ve found my way back to my father\u2019s music\u201d \u201cI\u2019m larger now than I was 20 years ago, and I\u2019ve unlocked a room that feels like it&#8217;s been waiting for me all along\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 23rd June 2026 Brandon Flowers. 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