1 February 2021
Band: KINGS OF LEON (Nashville)
Album: WHEN YOU SEE YOURSELF – 8th LP
Out: 5 March 2021 – pre-order modalities here
Singles (so far): The Bandit / 100.000 People
– THE BANDIT –
– 100.000 PEOPLE –
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New sonic impulses…
KINGS OF LEON is one of those too many bands that kick ass – on record and on
stage – when they hit the scene and then turn slowly into a corporate goody-goody
band making tons of money with safe AOR (adult-oriented-rock). Check their first
three longplayers and hear the difference in dynamism, briskness, and most of all
the difference in uninhibited and steaming rock ‘n’ roll swagger.
Next March – the fifth – the Nashville family release
their 8th album called When You See Yourself.
Here are the first two tame tracks
The Bandit and 100,000 People…
– THE BANDIT –
– 100.000 PEOPLE –
The KOL I loved – 2003…
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Memorable festival flashes to heal this summer’s ‘no festivals’ pain…
23 July 2020
Band: Kings Of Leon (Nashville, Tennessee)
Song: Over
Album: Walls (2016)
Festival: Lollapalooza Brazil 2019
Epic diamond…
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New sonic impulses…
1 April 2020
KINGS OF LEON frontman Caleb Followill joins the countless artists who share old
and new music from their homes and/or isolated places with the ‘stay home, stay safe’ message. Followill‘s contribution is an acoustic reverie appropriately named GOING NOWHERE. The accompanying black and white clip is directed by Casey McGrath with Followill singing in an empty room.
Watch/listen here…
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The best of the past…
Here are 5 Notable Albums, selected by
Turn Up The Volume, turning 15 in 2020!
1. ‘Get Behind Me Satan’ by THE WHITE STRIPES
Play here…
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2. ‘The Back Room’ by EDITORS
Play here…
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3. ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ by KINGS OF LEON
Play here…
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4. ‘Silent Alarm’ by BLOC PARTY
Play here…
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5. ‘You Could Have It So Much Better’ by FRANZ FERDINAND
Play here…
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Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…
Here come Five Superb Albums, selected
by Turn Up The Volume turning 15 in 2019!
1. ‘Kasabian’ by KASABIAN –
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– 2. ‘The Libertines’ by THE LIBERTINES –
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– 3. ‘The Concretes’ by THE CONCRETES –
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– 4. ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ by KINGS OF LEON –
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– 5. ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ by THE STREETS –
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Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…
7 July 2018
Band: KINGS OF LEON
Album: YOUTH & YOUNG MANHOOD – debut LP
Released: 7 July 2003 – 15 years ago
NME said: “There aren’t many guitar bands with such a clear cut line etched down the middle of their career as Kings Of Leon. Their first phase was all grotty garage and country shakedowns and the second – post 2004’s ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ – a raft of ambitious widdles, grandiose riffage and some seriously intense vibes. Some fans are loyal to the former and others to the latter, but whichever side of the fence you fall on, it’s hard to deny the sheer brilliance of their very first effort.” – Full review here
TURN UP THE VOLUME says: Red-hot rawk ‘n’ roll thunder from the bad-ass start to the shaking finish. An avalanche of nasty riffs, swirling hooks and filthy licks. Brawny shit!
THREE TOP TRACKS: Molly’s Chambers / Spiral Staircase / California Waiting /
* MOLLY’S CHAMBERS
* SPIRAL STAIRCASE
* CALIFORNIA WAITING
Album in full…
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Weekly havoc to kick Blue Mondays in the ass…
The fierce Nashville family KINGS OF LEON released their third album BECAUSE OF THE TIMES – one of their best, ten years ago – in 2007. A raw fireball full of Southern garage rock. This acclaimed LP brought them one step closer to world fame. My favorite highlight is BLACK THUMBNAIL . A nasty roller coaster killer with scorching guitars and frontman Caleb Followill‘s rusty voice almost collapsing. Here’s a smoking live rendition…
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Looking back in time… memorable moments in sonic history!
Here’s my selection (chronological order) of 10 splendid albums released in 2007,
turning 10 in 2017 and still sounding smashing today. Champagne! Let’s rollllllll…
1/ ‘Hats Off To The Busker’ by THE VIEW
Released: 22 January – debut album
Top track: Superstar Tradesman
2/ ‘Neon Bible’ by ARCADE FIRE
Released: 2 March – the Canadians’ second LP
Top track: Intervention
3/ ‘Strange House’ by THE HORRORS
Released: 5 March – mental debut album
Top track: She Is The New Thing
4/ ‘Grinderman’ by GRINDERMAN
Released: 5 March – debut album by Nick Cave’s side project
Top track: Honey Bee (Let’s Fly To Mars)
5/ ‘Sound Of Silver’ by LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
Released: 12 March – second longplayer
Top track: North American Scum
6/ ‘Because Of The Times’ by KINGS OF LEON
Released: 30 March – 3rd album
Top track: Black Thumbnail
7/’Baby 81′ by BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Released: 27 April – their 4th longplayer
Top track: Not What You Wanted
8/ ‘Mirrored’ by BATTLES
Released: 14 May – debut LP
Top track: Atlas
9/ ‘Icky Thump’ by THE WHITE STRIPES
Released: 15 June – 6th album
Top track: Rag and Bone
10/ ‘In Rainbows’ by RADIOHEAD
Released: 10 October – 7th longplayer
Top track: House Of Cards
Weekly firework to splinter Blue Mondays into a thousand pieces…
In 2003, long before they became today’s clean shaved boys-band, KINGS OF LEON
kicked ass with their irresistible stream of swirling Southern Americana Rock killers on
debut album Youth & Young Manhood. Here’s MOLLY’S CHAMBERS, one of their rollin’ slam dunks on that smoking LP, that will make you forget that you ate and drunk too much yesterday and that this year’s Second Day of Christmas is a bloody Monday…
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