The dominant feeling on РІР‚ВWhen You See YourselfРІР‚в„ў is one of introspective contemplation. Take the funk-inflected bassline of РІР‚ВStormy WeatherРІР‚в„ў, or the seductive, nostalgic lyrics of РІР‚ВGolden Restless AgeРІР‚в„ў, which muse on youth: РІР‚СљYouРІР‚в„ўre only passing through a form of you / I look in your eyes and thereРІР‚в„ўs a rageРІР‚Сњ. Kings Of Leon spend the whole album toying with what fans might expect РІР‚вЂњ and clearly have great fun doing so. РІР‚СљOne more night, one more night will you stay here,РІР‚Сњ Caleb sings on the albumРІР‚в„ўs title track, urging for the world to slow down for just a moment РІР‚вЂњ itРІР‚в„ўs surprising, refreshing even, from the frontman of what used to be the quintessential party band. There are meditations on growing older (the wistful РІР‚ВFairytaleРІР‚в„ў) and statements on climate change (РІР‚ВClaire And EddieРІР‚в„ў), interspersed with love letters to quiet, domestic romance. ItРІР‚в„ўs clever to introduce the new album to the world with this crowd-pleasing track, while more vulnerable ballads and lucid battlecries patiently wait in the wings.

Lead single РІР‚ВThe BanditРІР‚в„ў channels the playful energy of KOL all-timers РІР‚ВThe BucketРІР‚в„ў and РІР‚ВKing of the RodeoРІР‚в„ў, with its earworm riff and vivid lyrics reminding us that storytelling, daydreaming about cowboys and reckless adventures has always been what the Followills do best. Now, with record number eight, theyРІР‚в„ўve bottled everything learned on the road in the three (slightly more underwhelming) albums since, while still reconnecting with the best parts of what made the world love these boisterous, unruly rockers in the first place. It makes sense when you consider the bandРІР‚в„ўs chronology: it was with their fourth album, the moody РІР‚ВOnly By The NightРІР‚в„ў, that things skyrocketed for Kings Of Leon, with ubiquitous hits РІР‚ВSex On FireРІР‚в„ў and РІР‚ВUse SomebodyРІР‚в„ў finally connecting with fans in the US. As Caleb says, the pouty bad boys of yesteryear are long gone. РІР‚ВWhen You See YourselfРІР‚в„ў sees the Kings marry their interests old and new, finally embracing the mature, laid-back versions of themselves.

READ MORE: On the cover РІР‚вЂњР’В Kings Of Leon: РІР‚СљWeРІР‚в„ўre happy and we love each otherРІР‚Сњ.Let that be a warning to you from the Kings Of Leon frontman: NashvilleРІР‚в„ўs most notorious family of rockers is back РІР‚вЂњ more confident and comfortable than ever РІР‚вЂњ but perhaps not in the exact way you might hope. РІР‚СљWe know a lot of people would love us to come out with long hair and moustaches, to be the guys from РІР‚ВYouth & Young ManhoodРІР‚в„ў again, but weРІР‚в„ўre a different band now,РІР‚Сњ Caleb Followill told NME in this weekРІР‚в„ўs cover story.

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