Official Kings of Leon Thread

BIGDaddyWil · April 19

Excellent stuff right there!!!

josevolution · April 19

Yeah rocks!

nicknyr15 · April 19

josevolution said:

Yeah rocks!

Can’t get enough. That middle part reminds me of Boy-War era u2

tino_11 · April 20

Kings of Leon are back, great song!

Spiritual_Chaos · April 20

(I like all three songs)

nicknyr15 · April 20

I can’t express how excited I am for this album.

BrainofBGA · April 21

Three ‘singles’ and all quite different in every way. Looking forward to the album in May!? Might give me a break from Dark Matter.

LukinFan · April 21

Digging the new single

BrainofBGA · May 9

New record in a here! Available for streaming here in Oz.

Might have to give Dark Matter a rest for a tiny bit 😜

nicknyr15 · May 9

I cannot wait

pledgeagrievance · May 9

BrainofBGA said:

New record in a here! Available for streaming here in Oz.

Might have to give Dark Matter a rest for a tiny bit 😜

How is it? Waiting for my vinyl to land

elvistheking44 · May 10

Kings of Leon, PJ and vampire weekend all within one month. Hot damn I’m happy.

BrainofBGA · May 10

pledgeagrievance said:

BrainofBGA said:

New record in a here! Available for streaming here in Oz.

Might have to give Dark Matter a rest for a tiny bit 😜

How is it? Waiting for my vinyl to land

Just the one full listen. I’d label it as ‘considered’ and ‘mature’. Not very rocking. But I’ve had one listen so make of that what you will. Will look forward to further listens.

clayton12 · May 10

This is the ultimate example of the power of publicists and "narratives" around an album launch. This happens all the time. Everything leading up to this album coming out today is that is is "exciting, fun, refreshed, etc."

Ive listened twice now all the way through and its the same old same old with KOL. Mostly midtempo songs that just really don't go anywhere. Two, maybe...three "rockers"/

I cant believe, in 2024, that I am agreeing with anything from NME but their review is spot on, IMO, if you want to read the review.

nicknyr15 · May 10

clayton12 said:

This is the ultimate example of the power of publicists and "narratives" around an album launch. This happens all the time. Everything leading up to this album coming out today is that is is "exciting, fun, refreshed, etc."

Ive listened twice now all the way through and its the same old same old with KOL. Mostly midtempo songs that just really don't go anywhere. Two, maybe...three "rockers"/

I cant believe, in 2024, that I am agreeing with anything from NME but their review is spot on, IMO, if you want to read the review.

I actually became a fan once they went in that direction. First one isn’t my cup of tea at all. Second was is better. I love BOTT and Only by the night. CAS is my favorite from them. So I don’t mind what you’re saying. I don’t throw on KOL when I wanna rock out.

DC29940 · May 10

BrainofBGA said:

pledgeagrievance said:

BrainofBGA said:

New record in a here! Available for streaming here in Oz.

Might have to give Dark Matter a rest for a tiny bit 😜

How is it? Waiting for my vinyl to land

Just the one full listen. I’d label it as ‘considered’ and ‘mature’. Not very rocking. But I’ve had one listen so make of that what you will. Will look forward to further listens.

Felt almost exactly like this on first listen. Had one listen this morning while out on a walk. Enjoyed it, but was a little underwhelmed and thought it sounded a little too much like When You See Yourself which I consider their worst effort. Hit repeat in the car on the way to work and the songs (especially the run of Rainbow Ball - Nowhere to Run - Mustang - Actual Daydream) really started to click with me. I think this album will be a grower and definitely an improvement over WYSY. How much higher on the album rankings it will rise remains to be seen.

Spiritual_Chaos · May 10

nicknyr15 said:

clayton12 said:

This is the ultimate example of the power of publicists and "narratives" around an album launch. This happens all the time. Everything leading up to this album coming out today is that is is "exciting, fun, refreshed, etc."

Ive listened twice now all the way through and its the same old same old with KOL. Mostly midtempo songs that just really don't go anywhere. Two, maybe...three "rockers"/

I cant believe, in 2024, that I am agreeing with anything from NME but their review is spot on, IMO, if you want to read the review.

I actually became a fan once they went in that direction. First one isn’t my cup of tea at all. Second was is better. I love BOTT and Only by the night. CAS is my favorite from them. So I don’t mind what you’re saying. I don’t throw on KOL when I wanna rock out.

Same

nicknyr15 · May 11

https://youtu.be/BbQqeO5aq-E?si=9kQQogxZnfUYtLfZ

Of The Aggie · May 11

Not feeling this album at all. I think it might be worse than the previous one which I didn't like at all either.

dwjmu84 · May 12

It’s a sleeper. Really disappointed outside of a couple tracks. I do like split screen though.

I did come around to when you see yourself somewhat, but it has little staying power. Walls was enjoyable and really dug a good handful of those tracks.

CAS was the last really great record. Man that run from BOTT through CAS was just epic.

PJ’s had one forgettable record in my opinion (LB). It just makes you really appreciate what they’ve done and now Dark Matter just oozing quality …man we are lucky.

Please, do not whither as it appears KOL is doing. Just call it a day if they ever make music this boring and forgettable.

RansomPTD · May 12

dwjmu84 said:

It’s a sleeper. Really disappointed outside of a couple tracks. I do like split screen though.

I did come around to when you see yourself somewhat, but it has little staying power. Walls was enjoyable and really dug a good handful of those tracks.

CAS was the last really great record. Man that run from BOTT through CAS was just epic.

PJ’s had one forgettable record in my opinion (LB). It just makes you really appreciate what they’ve done and now Dark Matter just oozing quality …man we are lucky.

Please, do not whither as it appears KOL is doing. Just call it a day if they ever make music this boring and forgettable.

Agree with this take. After hearing Mustang and NothingTo Do I was excited that they were playing fast again. Something you could tap your feet to. After listening to the whole album it’s just so-so.

nicknyr15 · May 13

Two misleading singles and a misleading album title had people’s expectations way off imo. This is kings of Leon. It’s nothing revolutionary but it’s a solid entry. Way better than WYSY. There’s at least 4-5 songs that are better than anything on WYSY and 2 that are better than anything since CAS. The production is garbage. Not sure why everything needs a wall of sound, multiple synths and terrible effect on Caleb’s vocals. Judging from that barn livestream, the dude can still sing incredibly. No need for these awful effects. 6/10

2-feign-reluctance · May 15

Cool album! I recently put their collective works into one playlist and hit shuffle. This one fits right in.

BrainofBGA · May 15

After a few extra listens it is starting to grow on me.

nicknyr15 · May 15

BrainofBGA said:

After a few extra listens it is starting to grow on me.

Absolutely. It’s way better than the last one. On par with WALLS.

elvistheking44 · May 15

Still digesting this one, but it has inspired me to revisit some old albums and I can’t get enough of Mechanical Bull right now….

nicknyr15 · May 15

elvistheking44 said:

Still digesting this one, but it has inspired me to revisit some old albums and I can’t get enough of Mechanical Bull right now….

Man that’s interesting. For me it’s one of my least favorites. Has some killer songs but also the most skips for me personally. I do LOVE the B side Work on Me.

2-feign-reluctance · May 15

I really love the record before too, which sounds pretty unpopular with this group?

elvistheking44 · May 16

Come around sundown is still the best. It’s one of my favorite pieces of vinyl, the artwork fits the album perfectly. Radioactive may be one of the best songs in the catalog.

2-feign-reluctance · May 16

elvistheking44 said:

Come around sundown is still the best. It’s one of my favorite pieces of vinyl, the artwork fits the album perfectly. Radioactive may be one of the best songs in the catalog.

I completely missed that record and only just really listened to it in the last year.

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