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Kings of Leon - Only By the Night

Only By the Night

by Kings of Leon

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Released
22/09/2008
Music Genre
Rock

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Description

With their raw, organic sound, Tennessee's Kings of Leon emerged in 2003 as Southern rock for the indie-garage set, sort of a Strokes for the South. While there were hints of a new direction on their third album, BECAUSE OF THE TIMES, its follow-up, ONLY BY THE NIGHT, follows through with a near-reinvention of the Kings' sound. ONLY BY THE NIGHT could be mistaken for avant-indie cult heroes the Liars on a Southern vacation, as post-punk angularity, distorto-funk bass lines, and clattering percussion are processed through what sounds like the world's biggest fuzzbox. While there are old-glory moments of garagey abandon, most of these tracks sound like someone sat and carefully considered the best way to frame them. And that's what makes the difference between having a good band and making a good album.

Product Details

Artist
Kings of Leon
Number of Discs
1
Recording Environment
Studio
Label / Studio
PID
Media Content Format
Album
Original year of release
2008
Media Format
Audio CD
Year of release
2008
Cast & Crew
Kings Of Leon (Music Performer)

Press Reviews

It conjures up images of a more refined band -- the songs have overall a slower pace, and so sounds more considered, more deliberate, more reflective. Blender (Magazine) (p.108)

Ranked #1 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" -- "[With an] audacious palette of deep, dark and desolate sonic shades. Clash (magazine) (p.72)

Throughout NIGHT, frontman Caleb Followill wails forlornly about cheap thrills and true love while his two brothers (and a cousin) bash out spooky, raw-edged riffs that rarely go where you expect them to." -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly (p.95)

3 stars out of 5 -- "ONLY BY THE NIGHT is packed with songs about being rootless, alienated, misunderstood....It's impressive stuff. Mojo (Publisher) (p.98)

3 stars out of 5 -- "ONLY BY THE NIGHT is long on astral, arena-ready largeness, with blippy keyboards, droney guitars and whoa-oh-oh backing vocals. Frontman Caleb Followill cranks up his Allman Brothers howl... Rolling Stone (p.70)

Ranked #20 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "[I]t's a brighter, fuller Southern rock. Rolling Stone (p.91)

4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Kings of Leon still rule with a messy hand, applying rough magic and blurry, slurred imagery to their swashbuckling rock. Spin (p.108)

Ranked #21 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[T]hey've gradually swapped out their Strokes-via-Skynyrd posturing for U2-leaning arena rock. Spin (p.49)

Tracklisting

Disc 1:

  1. Closer (3:57)
  2. Crawl (4:06)
  3. Sex On Fire (3:23)
  4. Use Somebody (3:50)
  5. Manhattan (3:24)
  6. Revelry (3:21)
  7. 17 (3:05)
  8. Notion (3:00)
  9. I Want You (5:07)
  10. Be Somebody (3:47)
  11. Cold Desert (5:34)
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