He wrote how he didn’t want to jump to any conclusions, so he Googled the area code.
That message came through in February 2020 — shortly before the C0VID-19 pandemic shutdown would abruptly end all concert tours and close all music venues.
On Wednesday, The Killers and Springsteen released “Dustland,” a remake of the band’s original song “A Dustland Fairytale” from 2008, according to Entertainment Weekly.
In his recent Twitter post, Flowers detailed how he wrote “A Dustland Fairytale” while his mom was battling terminal brain cancer.
After that, the musicians crossed paths a few times over the years, but “Dustland” marks the pair’s first collaboration.
Music fans in Utah will likely recognize the setting of the “Dustland” music video — it was filmed at Provo’s Velour Live Music Gallery.