Kings Of Leon on 'Because Of The Times'
The Tennessee boys are back with a brilliant third album and front man Caleb Followill spoke exclusively to John Kennedy all about it.
After establishing themselves as the one of the finest bands with two brilliant albums already under their belt, the Kings Of Leon finally return with their long awaited third studio album 'Because Of The Times'.
Having released one of 2005's best albums with 'A-Ha Shake Heartbreak' their new material sees them advancing even more, opening the album with an epic seven minute stormer 'Knocked Up' whilst across the whole album they display a strong use of new effects, experimentation with different instruments and they've drawn from influences as diverse as U2, Pixies and Joy Division.
Band leader Caleb Followill joined John Kennedy to discuss the album's details in full plus spoke about what they've been up to the past year, how they love going straight back into the studio and what a pleasure it was to record in Nashville. [listen]
Read highlights below and hit the [listen] links to hear Caleb's commentary in full.
'Knocked Up'
"This whole record is a journey and I wanted to get a little deeper.."
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'Charmer'
"You can obviously hear the Pixies and Joy Division influence on this one.."
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'On Call'
"I'm the one on call...it's about two sides of me.."
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'McFearless'
"This one came form a bassline my little brother wrote.."
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'Black Thumbnail'
"I wrote the lyrics two seconds before we went into the studio.."
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'My Party'
"If we have a dance song then we want people to dance to it.."
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'True Love Way'
"It's very anthemic, a real fist pumper.."
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'Ragoo'
"We've always wanted to be a good enough band to play a reggae type song.."
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'Fans'
"I've quit being so hard on myself and being in London it always reminds me we'll always have you guys.."
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'The Runner'
"We were in Belgium and the band was in pretty bad shape and I did a soundcheck on my own.."
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'Trunk'
"It's a dark song, its a desert..it has this crepy little bounce to it.."
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'Camaro'
"It was a Joy Division bassline and best and flip it with my guitar.."
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'Arizona'
"I have an obsession with the desert...I love Arizona.." [listen]
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