Brandon Flowers Joins Sharon Van Etten for "Like I Used To" in Melbourne
Coming out of my cage and taking what's mine like I used to
Photo: Sharon Van Etten by Levi Manchak (left), Brandon Flowers by Geoff Fitzgerald (right)
Published Dec 09, 2022
He's no Angel Olsen, but he's alright: Brandon Flowers made a surprise appearance at Sharon Van Etten's Melbourne show last night (December 8), joining SVE for a performance of her and Olsen's majestic duet "Like I Used To."The Killers' bandleader hopped onstage at the Northcote Theatre to lend his voice to the song. "Thank you, @BrandonFlowers for being such a sincere, humble, beautiful person," Van Etten wrote on Twitter afterwards. "Loved singing with you," she shared, adding that the collaboration had been blessed by Olsen.
Had such an amazing 2nd show tonight here in Melbourne and the epic Northcote Theatre. Thank you, @BrandonFlowers for being such a sincere , humble , beautiful person. Loved singing with you - and @AngelOlsen gave her blessing. Hope to do it again sometime. X https://t.co/17LriMfIO6
— Sharon Van Etten (@sharonvanetten) December 9, 2022
Watch some clips of the performance below.
Just went to see Sharon Van Etten and bonus Brandon Flowers came onstage. Epic pic.twitter.com/Zyg0xLQNkk
— Dame Carly (@carlyeastman) December 9, 2022
Van Etten and Olsen's latest LPs both landed among Exclaim!'s 50 best albums of 2022.