Brandon Flowers' best musical days were likely with the Killers, and more specifically, during the recording of the band's first record, Hot Fuss. That might be how he is remembered most fondly by music fans, and this is especially true if he retires from creating new sounds. He recently told The Times that he was thinking of just that.
This is not to say that Flowers is without talent, because that would be false. He knows how to craft a good song, though his consistency in doing so hasn't been elite. Flowers can churn out a memorable tune, one that should be listened to for years, but he also makes some throwaway tracks.
The worst part is that should Flowers call it a career, the last thing he would have left fans with is a wretched attempt at a country record. The sound felt unnatural, even if the point was to pay homage to what Flowers' late father used to listen to. The reason for making the album is understandable, of course, but the execution of the project was awful.
Brandon Flowers hints that he might be retiring
Flowers can do better if he wants to continue to make music. No artist should be hemmed in by a certain sound if they don't want to be. If the former Killers frontman wants to keep making country albums, so be it. That doesn't mean he will be good at it.
Flowers told The Times, "I’m really going through it right now: How much longer do I want to do this, what does it mean, why am I doing it anyway?... Then I think of Mick Jagger and ask myself: What keeps him getting up on that stage? I guess it’s because there are powerful moments in a concert. How could I not want to do that?"
To be fair, Jagger doesn't likely wake up wondering why he keeps doing what he does. He just keeps doing it while being a lot older than Flowers (Jagger is 82, and Flowers is 45), and Jagger and the Rolling Stones have a far higher sustained level of musical excellence than Flowers, but the former Killers singer's point is valid.
Brandon Flowers might also just be feeling the effects of a long tour. Every musician needs a break, and Flowers seems to need more of them. That's fair. The issue is that when and if he does return, he needs to do so at a level that longtime fans expect, not as a rock star turned country singer, but with the kind of form of a fish deciding to give it a go at an event that requires hands.
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