Pre-Release
- 10 MAY 2024
- 12 Songs
- Only By the Night · 2008
- Only By the Night · 2008
- Can We Please Have Fun
- Come Around Sundown (Expanded Edition) · 2010
- Walls · 2016
- Because of the Times · 2007
- Walls · 2016
- Come Around Sundown (Expanded Edition) · 2010
- When You See Yourself · 2021
- Only By the Night · 2008
Essential Albums
- Released in 2008, Only By The Night gave Kings of Leon a worldwide smash hit and the long-awaited commercial breakthrough in the band’s native US. Having formed in 2000, it wasn’t until this fourth album, that the Nashville boys had become recognised globally for their brand of blues-flecked Southern rock. Aching with passion and yearning, superior songs like “Sex on Fire" and “Use Somebody” show off the Followill family's true talent. Press play and admire the soulful lyrics and guitar riffs powerful enough to fill any arena.
Albums
- 2016
- 2008
- 2007
- 2024
- 2024
Artist Playlists
- Alt-rockers with a knack for killer tunes.
- The Followills were raised on garage, indie and Southern rock.
Singles & EPs
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2007
Live Albums
More To Hear
- Jared Followill on the band’s single “Mustang”.
- Fifteen years ago, Kings of Leon helped iTunes make history.
- The band talks about their highly anticipated 8th studio album.
- Dua Lipa talks to Zane about "We're Good" off 'Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition)'.
- The band gets into their song "Echoing" and chat with Zane.
- Elton John introduces Georgie and compares classic Motown with house music.
- Elton John shares stories and honors the Jamaican ska legend.
More To See
About Kings of Leon
To some extent, Kings of Leon have been preparing for the rigours of being a touring rock band from birth: three-quarters of the Nashville group—brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill—had a nomadic childhood, traveling the American South with their Pentecostal preacher father. But after linking with guitarist cousin Matthew to form Kings of Leon in 1999, the Followills found yet another advantage to their upbringing: their natural familial rivalries galvanised their creativity. "There's something that keeps you going and keeps pushing you, especially when you're in a band with your family," Caleb told Apple Music in 2016. "We're very competitive and we push each other." Deemed the Southern Strokes upon the release of their 2003 debut, Youth and Young Manhood, the quartet evolved from swaggering rock 'n' roll to a keyboard-dappled sound on 2008's Only by the Night. They didn’t lose their rough-and-tumble vibe—for proof, check out the brisk, brawny riffs of "Sex On Fire"—but a turn toward delicacy on the yearning ballad "Use Somebody", highlighted by Caleb's world-weary vocals, led them to mainstream success, plus a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2010. Since then, the band have topped Billboard's Alternative charts with evocative singles rooted in soulful pop ("Radioactive") and harmony-heavy rock (the U2-esque "Waste a Moment")—proving once again that forward motion is in Kings of Leon's DNA.
- ORIGIN
- Nashville, TN, United States
- FORMED
- 1999
- GENRE
- Alternative