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The extremely Nashville-themed Thrasher drops August 21

June 23, 2026

The Killers’ Brandon Flowers is hopping on the increasingly crowded country bandwagon. Thrasher, his first solo LP since 2015’s The Desired Effect, was recorded in Nashville; includes tassel-heavy cover art (see below); and features contributions from David Rawlings, pedal-steel virtuoso/longtime Garth Brooks collaborator Bruce Bouton, and harmonica player Charlie McCoy, best known for his work on multiple Dylan albums, including Nashville Skyline. Thrasher arrives August 21 via Island.

“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found my way back to my father’s music — ‘Country-Western’ (as he called it) — and discovered that the stories I carry really feel most at home in the skin of this beautiful American tradition,” Flowers said in a statement.

The first single, “Plans,” drops this Friday.

Thrasher:

Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?

One Of Us

Tiger’s Blood

Plans

Paradise

Miss America

Angel

The Red Ground

In A Heartbeat

An American Dream

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