The Killers' Brandon Flowers To Work On Solo Album After 'Battle Born' Touring
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Brandon Flowers - frontman of American rock titans The Killers - is planning on writing and releasing another solo album after they complete touring their current album ‘Battle Born’.
The singer has conquered the world with his band, and is currently touring the globe in support of their fourth album ‘Battle Born’, which reached #1 in the UK when it hit shelves back in September 2012.
After he touches back down in the US at the end of the tour, he’s going to head straight back into the studio to create the follow-up to his debut solo album ‘Flamingo’ - another record that topped the UK charts when it came out in 2010.
Speaking to NME about his plans for the future, Flowers revealed:
“I'm definitely gonna do another solo record at some point. 'Flamingo' wasn’t just me dipping my toes in the water. I really loved it. It was successful, and that helps, but I love those songs and I miss singing them.”
“It wasn’t something I had totally planned on, but I’m always writing songs, and I think — or I hope — that I’m always gonna have that. So what else am I supposed to do with myself?”
But, that doesn’t mean The Killers will be inactive - in fact, their drummer Ronnie Vannucci has revealed that they’ve been working on some new music, and have even recorded a new song with M83’s Anthony Gonzalez. Vannucci told the site:
“[We’ve made tracks,] not just demos. Real recordings. I mean, you never know what it’s gonna be, I guess. But we have our engineer, and we’re working with a couple of surprise guests, in the producer capacity. Some of it is sounding really cool.
“We can be guilty of making things so ornate, and sometimes that’s a bad thing. So I always have conversations with Brandon about working from a smaller palate, simplifying things. If these new tracks develop a theme, a common thread, then that could be the start of something...”
The Killers have got two massive UK and Ireland gigs lined-up for this summer; you can catch them in Wembley Stadium this weekend, and in Dublin’s Phoenix Park in July - while they’re also lined-up for Benicassim in Spain, as well as a load of other European festivals. If you need The Killers tickets, check the dates and links below!
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