New Kings of Leon CD/Release: Strong Buy Rating

Cafe Society
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Really? I am the first to comment on it?

The band Kings of Leon released their new CD, Only by the Night (Amazon link here) a bit ago.

As is stated in the Amazon review:

The fact that the songs are “more commercial” comes through in that the overall songcraft had been kicked up a notch. This is a solid-from-end-to-end CD that has stayed in my kitchen CD player for a few days now and not worn out its welcome.

I don’t have time to go into a ton of detail here, sorry - but if you like straight up blues-based rock that has other elements to it - a bit of synth here, a bit of My Bloody Valentine distortion there - so it is accessible but not entirely predictable, then you will LOVE this CD. I have listened to all of their earlier stuff and found it okay - I think this is their breakthrough as a band and I will be paying much closer attention from now on…

My $.02

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I’m a big fan of the album as well. Definitely the best and most cohesive thing they’ve done. When I first heard “Sex on Fire” on the radio, I jumped up in my seat and said, “That’s a great song.”

(FWIW, I had the same reaction, i.e. great album, best thing they’ve done so far, pay more attention, to the Black Keys’ latest album, Attack and Release. Just throwing it out there.)

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Agreed - Attack and Release is great. As is the Raconteurs’s 2nd CD - these all fit together in a noisy-but-tuneful sort of way…

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Really? No love for the Kings?