Reviews
Friday, December 2 2011
Kings of Leon: 14 November 2011 - Melbourne, Australia
With no shortage on stadium-ready, fan-approved hits in their repertoire but, when promoting a record comprised largely of softer, meandering tunes, how would the band find both a balance and a groove?
Monday, October 18 2010
Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown
Kings of Leon arrived like a hillbilly Ramones with a modicum of darkness and depth, but there's nothing below the surface anymore.
Thursday, December 11 2008
Kings of Leon + We Are Scientists + The Whigs
Kings of Leon’s southern-influenced garage rock has morphed into an arena-sized sound that translates into one hell of a performance.
Tuesday, September 23 2008
Kings of Leon: Only by the Night
A return to their Southern Strokes roots with a banal serving of typically unemotional, formulaic stadium rock for hipsters who could care less.
Wednesday, October 31 2007
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is no longer an upstart band with a quirky past. These days, they’re seasoned pros, dutifully punching the clock. The question is, can they still clock in with conviction?
Blogs
Wednesday, August 18 2010
It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Mach Schau
Call it "mach schau", soul, or the “swing” without which Duke Ellington warns us “it don’t mean a thing”, the physically felt component of live performance is perhaps easiest defined, if not in its absence, then in its failed attempt.
News
Friday, May 1 2009
Meet the new Kings of rock ‘n' roll
Being in a rock band on the road is almost a continuation of childhood for the three Followill brothers in Kings of Leon. As boys…
