“The Killers’ man leaves Vegas for Nashville on personal country hoedown”
“Killers frontman’s country pivot is a rootin’ tootin’ cowboy-bootin’ hoot!”
“With Waylon Jennings’ drawl and a profound sincerity, the Killers frontman sells the blustery, Nashville-via-Utah sound of his gaudy but affecting new country album.”
“Earnest, heartfelt third solo album from the Killers' frontman that fully commits to the country-western sounds of his childhood.”
“For someone who's used to filling arenas with era-defining hits, Brandon Flowers has been through the ringer. In 2023, he scrapped what was going to be the Killers' eighth album, citing an ongoing dissatisfaction with reverting to synth-driven heartland rock after the risky but rewarding sonic departure of 2021's Pressure Machine. Then, just earlier this month, the singer openly admitted to "real”
“Thrasher marks the Killers frontman’s pivot to country, but it mostly feels contrived, like he’s hitching a bandwagon rather than blazing his own trail.”
