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Kings Of Leon

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Rolling Stone (p.70) – 3 stars out of 5 — “ONLY BY THE NIGHT is long on astral, arena-ready largeness, with blippy keyboards, droney guitars and whoa-oh-oh backing vocals. Frontman Caleb Followill cranks up his Allman Brothers howl…” Rolling Stone (p.91) – Ranked #20 in Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums Of 2008 — “[I]t’s a brighter, fuller Southern rock.” Spin (p.108) – 4 stars out of 5 — “[T]he Kings of Leon still rule with a messy hand, applying rough magic and blurry, slurred imagery to their swashbuckling rock.” Spin (p.49) – Ranked #21 in Spin’s “40 Best Albums Of 2008” — “[T]hey’ve gradually swapped out their Strokes-via-Skynyrd posturing for U2-leaning arena rock.” Entertainment Weekly (p.95) – “Throughout NIGHT, frontman Caleb Followill wails forlornly about cheap thrills and true love while his two brothers (and a cousin) bash out spooky, raw-edged riffs that rarely go where you expect