About this episode

Brandon Flowers discusses his new solo album and the influence of country music on his songwriting.

The Killers' frontman joins World Cafe to talk about exploring a country western sound on his new solo album, THRASHER. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: NPR

Guest: Brandon Flowers

Topics covered

• country music
• songwriting
• solo album
• The Killers
• music exploration

Keywords

• Brandon Flowers
• The Killers
• country music
• THRASHER
• songwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Killers

Books & works: THRASHER

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