Brandon Flowers on which of his solo tracks “would’ve been a large Killers song”
Brandon Flowers has revealed which of his solo tracks he thinks could have been a big hit if it were released by The Killers.
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The band’s frontman dropped his third solo album, ‘Thrasher’, at the end of last month via Island – having already previewed it with singles ‘Plans’, ‘Paradise’ and ‘Tiger’s Blood’.
In a recent Q&A with fans, he spoke about balancing his work with The Killers with his own solo endeavours. He was asked by one follower if there was a solo song of his that he thought could have worked as a Killers track.
“I always come back to ‘Crossfire’,” he shared, referring to his 2010 debut solo single, which would later be released on his first solo album ‘Flamingo’.
“It would have been probably a large Killers song and [I] slightly regret it, but also I’m proud it still exists,” he added, explaining that it is a song that he will still be playing at his upcoming live shows.
That single received mixed reviews when it first dropped in 2010, but did remain at the top of NME’s charts for several weeks. ‘Crossfire’ peaked at Number Eight in the UK, making it Flowers’ highest-charting solo song to date.
The sound of the track does have a distinctively similar feel to that of some stripped-back Killers cuts, easing in with a gentle melody and tender vocals, before gradually building to a euphoric chorus.
Flowers is playing ‘Crossfire’ on his current North America tour in support of his new solo record, ahead of his UK and Ireland gigs this autumn.
The appearances on these shores include a stop at London’s Royal Albert Hall on October 15. You can find a list of shows here and buy tickets here.
‘Thrasher’ is Flowers’ first solo record since 2015’s ‘The Desired Effect’, and was given a glowing four-star review from NME.
“We could have done with a little more of his Vegas oomph, but what we have instead is a whole lotta soul sold on pure and thorough conviction,” it read. “As we’ve been learning from recent outings like ‘Pressure Machine’ and the criminally underrated epic of ‘Imploding The Mirage’, Flowers is a much better storyteller than he gets credit for. With country music, there’s nowhere to hide, now Flowers is out of his cage and doing just fine.”
Ahead of the release, the singer also spoke to NME about how the album was inspired by his childhood, as well as tackling the “loneliness epidemic” for an incoming “sister record” and what’s next for The Killers.
When asked about whether there was another album from the rock icons on the way, he replied: “It’s not in the can, but the guys have been really great and accommodating about coming to Salt Lake to write and get demos going. We meet periodically in Salt Lake, and that’s just on account of where I’m at as a father… They’ve been great about it, and we’re just going to keep chipping away.
“It’s the full band, and we’ve been working with Ariel Rechtshaid and Shawn Rado. The band have got some time off for good behaviour, but we meet every now and again to see if we’ve got anything left in the tank.”
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