The solidarity of family meant they would call time out when one of the brothers was reaching peak exhaustion or frustration.īut as the recording went on, it became a competitive battle of wills to see who could go the distance. “Working with him made us realise how long we had been surrounded by yes men this was the first time someone said ‘You can do better than that.’”ĭravs made them play take after take, speed up the slow songs, slow down the fast songs. “We would play a song and he would say ‘Sorry, was that a song right there?’ He’s like a mad scientist,” the drummer says. “All of our buddies who had done records with him said he was a ballbuster and would push us harder than anyone had ever done before, that we would want to quit, think we were going insane. Nathan says the band wanted to sack him within the first week of the sessions in Los Angeles at the famed Henson Studios where a giant Kermit head oversees the artists in residence. Picture: Sophia Kembowski / AP.įor WALLS, frontman Caleb found himself writing about alcohol addiction in Over the band cancelled 2011 concert dates so the singer could sort himself out.Īnother track Find Me was inspired by his wife, Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge and her ghostly experience in a Los Angeles hotel.īut perhaps the greatest influence on WALLS was its producer Markus Dravs whose credits include albums by Arcade Fire, Coldplay and Florence + the Machine. Kings Of Leon are set to release 'Come Around Sun Down' on October 19th.Frontman Caleb Followill writes about haunted hotels and alcohol addiction on the new record.
Due to finish a North American tour at the end of September, Kings Of Leon will then get one month's reprieve before the release of their new album. The band are set to play the Golden Gate Park in Los Angeles before hitting Britain's twin site V Festival. Apparently recorded back in February, the lightning quick return comes as Kings Of Leon reach the end of their touring commitments. Recorded in New York the sessions were once again helmed by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King. Stoking rumours of their new album, even the wildest of estimates struggled to see a new album dropping before January. Performing in front of countless thousand fans, Kings Of Leon dropped in a handful of new songs.
In a statement released today (August 4th) Kings Of Leon confirmed that they are set to release their fifth album 'Come Around Sundown' on October 18th.Īpparently written during clandestine meetings away from the road, three tracks from the album were showcased in a special show at Hyde Park. However amid this spectacular success it seems that the band have been plotting their next move. Scooping four Grammy awards, the album even won over fans in their homeland becoming their most successful record yet in the United States. Since releasing their fourth album 'Only By The Night' in 2008 the group have toured the world, playing dates on almost every continent.Īn enormous success, 'Only By The Night' spent more than a year in the UK Top Forty and spawned several hit singles.
Kings Of Leon are one of the hardest working bands around. Southern indie giants Kings Of Leon are to release their new album 'Come Around Sundown' on October 18th.