VICE Album Reviews, August 21: Brandon Flowers, Sam Smith, GB and More

Music journalism is going to the wall, and places for sensible, well-informed, nuanced takes on the latest releases are dwindling. So we thought we might as well put the final nail in the coffin. Read this month’s previous album reviews here and here. Brandon Flowers Thrasher IslandListen, if you’re going to call your album Thrasher, I expect…