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Brandon Flowers Releases 'Thrasher,' a Personal Country-Rooted Solo Album

Recorded in Nashville with veteran players, Flowers plans a small-venue tour to foreground storytelling behind the songs.

Overview

  • Thrasher was released Friday, August 21, 2026, on Island Records and is presented as Flowers’s most personal solo record to date.
  • Flowers says the songs felt too intimate to be Killers tracks and drew on memories from his childhood in Nephi, Utah to shape the album's narratives.
  • The record was made in Nashville with established producers and veteran players, and features a guest appearance by The Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
  • Flowers is promoting Thrasher with a solo tour of smaller rooms—the Albert Hall is the largest listed—to allow him to tell stories about each song on stage.
  • Early reviews praise the album’s country and Americana authenticity and strong songwriting, though some critics call portions uneven, and the record continues a recent shift by Flowers and other rock artists toward roots-influenced music.