Why Brandon Flowers trusts his own judgment over critics

Alchemy with Anthony Mason · Oct 28, 2026 · 49m

Brandon Flowers is best known as the frontman of The Killers. All seven of their albums have gone top 10 in the U.S. and to number one in the U.K. Flowers has also had a successful solo career and he’s back with his third solo album THRASHER, out August 21.

00:00 Cold Open

00:26 Welcome to Alchemy

01:05 Recording THRASHER Live in Nashville

02:38 Returning to His Nephi, Utah Roots

05:18 From Golf Course to First Songs

07:12 The Mentor Who Opened Up Music

08:48 Answering Dave Keuning's Ad and Becoming a Singer

12:36 Discovering His Frontman Persona

14:18 Family, Golf, and Finding His Own Lane…