KINGS OF LEON, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE FUN

I remember so clearly the thrill of listening to Kings Of Leon's debut album, Youth and Young Manhood, way back in 2003. It was a hotrod of an album with songs that just exploded with energy, rawness, and swagger. Then the band started 'maturing.' I was with it through Because of the Times. Then the band lost me for a few albums and years. With 2013's Mechanical Bull, the band returned somewhat to their earlier form, but I had to finally acknowledge that this was who the band was now. Fast forward eleven years and three albums, and the band seems to have found a nice balance between what was and what is with their latest album Can We Please Have Fun. I've been enjoying it a lot and glad to see that Kings Of Leon still have some edge.