Ryan Meyer is a sophomore journalism major. “When You See Yourself” shows Kings of Leon as good as they’ve ever been and features multiple songs that I believe belong on any future Greatest Hits album. Rather than being live in the studio, they record their performances in ways that seem to match the aesthetic they’re going for, with grainy footage and moody colors. The video for “Golden Restless Age” features a simple design with lyrics upside down and sideways and a blurred, paint-smeared image of what appears to be Caleb Followill, the lead singer.Īs Kings of Leon begin to do the rounds on television talk shows, the remote aspect of the pandemic provides the band with freedom in their live performances. The YouTube videos and Instagram posts for some of the snippets, some of which are likely borrowed from music videos or album art, are also interesting. As of 2016 the band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles. The album cover features shadows of each band member playing their instruments cast on a beige cover with simple block lettering. The discography of Kings of Leon, an American rock band, consists of eight studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, two video album, five extended plays, 26 singles, one promotional single and 26 music videos. “When You See Yourself” features some of Kings of Leon’s most visually appealing artwork, too. Luckily, the verse has some great staccato guitar action to hold a listener over. It’s brief and doesn’t stick around for the verse, but it’s such a good melody that I will always stick around until the chorus to hear it again.
I first heard a snippet of it on the band’s Instagram, and the short keyboard part I heard was enough of a hook for me. “Golden Restless Age” follows after, and this is my candidate for the best song on the album. “A Wave” begins with almost two minutes of piano and interesting guitar before settling into a familiar pace that doesn’t quite reach rollicking but doesn’t need to, because it quickly returns to an acoustic guitar and piano bridge. The Kings of Leon have a New Year’s resolution: We’ve already started pre-production in our studio for the next record, but the main thing on the calendar for 2016 is getting the record. This song will fit in perfectly with concert standards like “Use Somebody” and “Sex on Fire.” The other two singles, “100,000 People” and “Echoing” show the band using synths in prominent areas of the song, and then touching on past songs like “Supersoaker,” respectively.īut then there are the album tracks that may never see arenas or radio play, which is unfortunate because they contain some beautiful moments. “The Bandit” sees Kings of Leon trying post-punk on for size and massively succeeding. The singles for “When You See Yourself” were probably the best picks to represent the record before it had come out. It had been over four years since their last record and this new release was well worth the wait. Kings of Leon released their eighth album, “When You See Yourself,” on March 5.
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