The Killers’ Brandon Flowers is hopping on the increasingly crowded country bandwagon. Thrasher, his first solo LP since 2015’s The Desired Effect, was recorded in Nashville; includes tassel-heavy cover art (see below); and features contributions from David Rawlings, pedal-steel virtuoso/longtime Garth Brooks collaborator Bruce Bouton; and harmonica player Charlie McCoy, best known for his work on multiple Dylan albums, including Nashville Skyline. Thrasher arrives August 21 via Island.

“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found my way back to my father’s music — ‘Country-Western’ (as he called it) — and discovered that the stories I carry really feel most at home in the skin of this beautiful American tradition,” Flowers said in a statement.

The first single, “Plans,” drops this Friday.

Thrasher:
Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?
One Of Us
Tiger’s Blood
Plans
Paradise
Miss America
Angel
The Red Ground
In A Heartbeat
An American Dream