Flamingo

Although this is a solo album, the material is not much of a stretch of the imagination away from normal Killers fare. It's similar to Thom Yorke's solo effort: where Yorke was able to focus more generally on an electronic approach to songwriting than with his Radiohead bandmates, Flowers is here able to bring his brand of synthpop to more of an extreme without having to worry about indie-rock sensibilities. The result is a collection of charming tunes that hold together well even though there aren't standout tracks with deep hooks like Mr Brightside or Somebody Told Me.

In the end, Flowers need only look to one of his heroes to see what happens when a great frontman is stripped from a great band.