Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown

"The band tried to shake itself out of its routine for the new album. It had recorded before in Los Angeles and Tennessee; 'Come Around Sundown' was made in a Midtown Manhattan studio. Various songs drew on ideas from all four previous albums. 'The fears that we did have were people just knowing us for our last record,' Mr. Followill said. 'We tried to show them at least moments of everything we’ve done along the way.' One constant is that Kings of Leon play together, live in the studio. Then they patch up mistakes and add parts, but the core of the music is the sound of the four Followills in one place. That choice, Caleb Followill said, appeals subliminally to multiple generations of listeners. 'Even if you can’t tell it when you’re listening to one of our songs, it’s been recorded probably the way your parents used to listen to music,' he said. 'I think there’s just that little something that they can’t put their finger on'" (Jon Pareles, "Wary Coronation for Kings of Leon," New York Times, 9/12/10).
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