Brandon Flowers releases new solo single Paradise
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The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has released "Paradise", the second advance single from his upcoming solo album Thrasher, his first solo record in 11 years. The song follows lead single "Plans" and continues the country-tinged direction he pursued by recording in Nashville with producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, both of whom have worked on recent Killers albums.
Where "Plans" was described as an epic ballad, "Paradise" is a looser, disco-country-inflected track on which Flowers sings about his family's history working in the Las Vegas casino industry. In a social media statement, he framed the release as a deliberate response to Phil Collins' 1989 hit "Another Day In Paradise", saying he was "returning" the song "to its rightful owner". Thrasher is due out on 21 August via Island Records.
- Brandon Flowers releases "Paradise", second single from solo album Thrasher
- Country-tinged track recorded in Nashville, references Las Vegas casino family history
- Framed as reclaiming the title from Phil Collins' 1989 hit; album out 21 August
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Brandon Flowers is best known as the singer of the Las Vegas rock band the Killers, whose songs include Mr Brightside and When You Were Young. Alongside his work with the band, he has also released solo music, often drawing on his upbringing in Nevada and the American West.
His new album, Thrasher, is his first solo record since 2015. It was recorded in Nashville, a city closely associated with country music, and its sound is expected to combine country influences with elements familiar from Flowers’ work with the Killers.
Las Vegas’s casino industry has long been a major source of work in the city, employing people in hotels, entertainment and gambling venues. Flowers has frequently referred to the city and his family background in his songwriting, using personal stories to explore wider ideas about place, work and family.
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Originally published by Stereogum as “Brandon Flowers – “Paradise””.