Rating: 7.2
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Kings of Leon return once more with their fifth studio album Come Around Sundown. The success of their previous album Only by the Night, made them a household name. As a result, many (including me) were eager to see how success would affect the direction of their music. The verdict? Good, certainly not great. The fixture of palm trees on the album cover makes me think of lazy days on the beach. Sadly and all too often, the album seems a bit lazy. Though there are some high points, Come Around Sundown sounds like a band that’s weery of its own success. Gone are the big choruses and the anthemic stadium-filling sound. In its place, songs so subdued that it makes you wonder if they spent much of the recording sessions on prozac. Continue reading