There’s much talk… and rightly at that! Kings of Leon have achieved success in the United Kingdom: 2 Brit Awards in 2008, their albums are in Top Five and they had 9 singles in Top 40 singles and they’re getting better.
With the release of Only by the Night, they finally reached the United States – their album achieving the Platinum status. In Australia they were certified 9-times Platinum.
It must run in the family…
Their fifth album, Come Around Sundown, was released this year on October 18 and good, if you ask me.
Kings of Leon had a nice start in church, kidnapped their cousin, taught themselves to play, spent a month in a basement and after that short time the RCA had 'Molly's Chambers', 'California Waiting', 'Wicker Chair' and 'Holy Roller Novocaine.'
And the Kings had a deal.
Youth and Young Manhood, remade, partially, after their EP Holy Roller Novocaine, got very good critics in UK and Ireland, therefore the boys toured with The Strokes and U2.
“One of the best debut album of the last 10 years”, for UK and Ireland.
Because of the Times has a more polished sound but let’s fast forward to Only by the Night, September 19, 2008.
The album has been glowing, it remained at no 1 for weeks, got positive reviews and acclamations.
Magazines claimed it was the best album of 2008 and biggest-selling too, actually the 3rd for UK.
“Sex on Fire” was the 1st song to be heard and it reached no 1 in the UK and it stayed there for a good while. “Use Somebody”, the 2nd, got people thinking.
And the opinions were all right – the album achieved worldwide chart, the songs being voted in charts all over the world.
The band won a Grammy Award on February 8, 2009, with “Sex on Fire”. They won Best International Band and Best International Album at the Brit Awards in 2009, where they also performed "Use Somebody" live.
In 2010, Kings of Leon took home the Grammy award for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song for “Use Somebody” at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
It has been a pleasure to the ear – keep working harder!
