Post by sofarfromhome on Aug 30, 2008 3:19:43 GMT
sorry if its already posted it was on hmv.com
Aug 2008
'Only By The Night' picks up where 'Because Of The Times' left off, continuing Kings of Leon's shape-shifting evolution and cementing their status as a world-class rock band. With its stunning melodies, ringing guitars, and razor-sharp grooves, 'Only By The Night' delivers on the promise Kings of Leon have shown throughout their career. From the desolate atmospherics of the opening track 'Closer' (which Caleb says is about a lovesick vampire) to the emotional intensity of the closing ballad 'Cold Desert' ("about a man at the end of his rope who picks himself back up"), 'Only By The Night' is all heart from start to finish.
Album highlights include the insistently chugging first single 'Sex On Fire' ("there's always been an element of sex in our music, so I thought I'd just wrap it all up in one song and be done with the sex for the rest of the record," Caleb jokes), the throbbing, propulsive 'Crawl' (about relationships of all kinds and taking them for granted), and the sonically sweeping 'Use Somebody', which Caleb wrote while feeling lonely on the road. "It's about being far from home". Then there's the soaring uplift of 'Manhattan', which is partly about dancing and enjoying life and partly about the struggles of Native Americans. "'Manhattan' is actually a Native American word that means 'island of many hills," says Caleb, who adds that his family has Native American blood. Finally there's the driving, forceful 'Notion', which finds the singer pushing back against anyone who says anything against anyone in his band.
Aug 2008
'Only By The Night' picks up where 'Because Of The Times' left off, continuing Kings of Leon's shape-shifting evolution and cementing their status as a world-class rock band. With its stunning melodies, ringing guitars, and razor-sharp grooves, 'Only By The Night' delivers on the promise Kings of Leon have shown throughout their career. From the desolate atmospherics of the opening track 'Closer' (which Caleb says is about a lovesick vampire) to the emotional intensity of the closing ballad 'Cold Desert' ("about a man at the end of his rope who picks himself back up"), 'Only By The Night' is all heart from start to finish.
Album highlights include the insistently chugging first single 'Sex On Fire' ("there's always been an element of sex in our music, so I thought I'd just wrap it all up in one song and be done with the sex for the rest of the record," Caleb jokes), the throbbing, propulsive 'Crawl' (about relationships of all kinds and taking them for granted), and the sonically sweeping 'Use Somebody', which Caleb wrote while feeling lonely on the road. "It's about being far from home". Then there's the soaring uplift of 'Manhattan', which is partly about dancing and enjoying life and partly about the struggles of Native Americans. "'Manhattan' is actually a Native American word that means 'island of many hills," says Caleb, who adds that his family has Native American blood. Finally there's the driving, forceful 'Notion', which finds the singer pushing back against anyone who says anything against anyone in his band.