Year Released: 2003 Label: Hand Me Down Year Bought: 2005 This is when Kings of Leon were great. Could you tell what Caleb was saying? No, but who cared. It all added to the mystery. The group looked like they'd stepped out of a Louisiana swamp (yes I know they're from Tennessee) and were doing it all purely for their own enjoyment. Red Morning Light is a great opener and then Happy Alone just ups the pace and incomprehensibility. The whole album bounces along with such a tightness and simplicity. All the guitar lines are straight to the point. There's nothing particularly inventive about the production and recording. The record wears its influences on its plaid shirt sleeves - you can...
Pretty much every day I listen to a record from my collection randomly picked by my daughter before she goes to school. This is to justify still having hundreds of CDs (and a few cassettes and vinyl)