I bought the new Kings of Leon album the other day and think it is on the good side of amazing. My favourite songs from the album have to be Closer and Sex on Fire.
Closer seems to be one of those slow, hypnotic songs that I can listen to over and over again. Apparently it's about a lovesick vampire. It seems like one of those songs that have a sense of longing to it, it's reflected in the lyrics as well.
Sex on Fire takes a slightly different vein. It's energetic and has a really catchy riff that is going to get stuck in my head for days unless I listen to something else equally as catchy, I can tell.
Apparently it was their first song to get to number 1 in the UK too. It definitely deserves it.
These two songs stand out for me on the album. I know that Sex on Fire was their single, but since I've been away I haven't been listening to the radio or anything. I feel like I should be because I'd love to see what's going on in the local Vancouver scene, I just don't have access to radio. Shall fix that asap, me thinks. Anyway, Sex on Fire still stood out as an awesome song, and had that recognisable Kings of Leon sound/lyrical content.
It's not hard to guess what the song is about and the sound of the song seems to fit the lyrical content quite nicely. Kings of Leon are good like that.
The only song I can't seem to get into is 17. The other songs are great, but this one might be the sort of song that grows on ya after a few listens. It's the beginning of the song that doesn't sit well with me, I think. Everything after the first 20 seconds or so is good. I like the way the line "Said I could call you baby, I could call you, dammit, it's a one in a million" is sung as well.
In any case, this was a good purchase. As has every Kings of Leon album I've bought to date. Because Of The Times was wicked and Only By the Night is quite possibly even better. Another few listens will help me decide that.
Kings of Leon will definitely always have favourites with me. Like the Strokes, they always seem capable of pulling out these amazing songs that get firmly lodged in the head and just sound sooo good.
This is Closer, definitely my favourite song off the album so far.
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