Brandon Flowers Thrasher Review: Killers Frontman Goes Nashville
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- Brandon Flowers released solo album "Thrasher" on Island Records, marking a country/Nashville pivot from his day job as Killers frontman
- Reviewer praises Flowers' "classically full-throated commitment to the Nashville bit" as the album's main draw
- Thrasher is dinged for "a couple of bafflingly misguided social commentary songs" that the reviewer says can't sink the overall listen
- Review headline frames the album as a "rootin' tootin' cowboy-bootin' hoot" — net positive verdict
- Brandon Richard Flowers is 45 years old and was born just outside Las Vegas, Nevada
Why it matters: Flowers' third solo record repositions the Killers' vocalist as a genuine Nashville suitor rather than a rock-star tourist, and The Guardian's largely warm reception — flaws and all — signals the country gamble landed with at least one major UK critic.
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