Ten albums ago, Kings of Leon weren’t established hitmakers just yet; they hadn’t revealed what it felt like to “Use Somebody” or told someone their sex was on fire. Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill made their full-length debut with 2003’s Youth and Young Manhood, and have since become fathers, husbands and award-winning rock stars of international renown. But with O My Beloved, the family band has grown up, and they’re far more interested in reflecting on the wisdom and perspective that come with experience and age. Nostalgia reigns throughout O My Beloved, and snapshots and talismans from the past are dusted off and given a new shine. Recipes passed down for generations are handled with care on “My Whole World”, as is the softly strummed melody and a toast to loved ones. “Cold Blue Dawn” invokes a formative childhood vacation to Graceland that laid the groundwork for musical dreams, but also admits the stark realities of making them come true (“I imagined it different than this/Long nights in long cars, lonely bliss”). “Blue Jeans and Diamonds” reminisces about old photographs and engagement rings; “Forever Endeavor” finds gratitude and joy in something as simple as a child running through the spray of a hose in the backyard. O My Beloved may surprise those who (rightly) expect deafening stadium-ready anthems from Kings of Leon, but it’s less a detour than a quiet, pensive drive home.