About Kings Of Leon
The band was created in Tennessee, USA, and is made up of three brothers – Caleb Followill (lead singer/rhythm guitar), Nathan Followill (drums), Jared Followill (bass guitar/backup vocals/synthesizer) – and their first cousin Matthew Followill (lead guitar//backup vocals). They have released four full-length albums. The group's name is derived from Nathan, Caleb and Jared's father and grandfather, both named Leon.
In early 2008, frontman Caleb Followill confirmed that the band was working on tracks for a fourth album. In an interview, Jared Followill said the album would "rock harder" and that they were "ready to tackle their southern roots...again." Recording began in February 2008 after the band completed its 2007 tour. The album was produced by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King. King was also responsible for all the recording and mixing engineer duties.
They announced that they would be touring Ireland and Great Britain with their new album material in December 2008.
The song "Crawl" from this album was released as a free download on the bands website on July 28th. On August 5, 2008 the first single "Sex on Fire" was being released on their MySpace page and subsequently released to radio.
On September 28, 2008, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, with sales of over 220,000 copies. |
