Kings Of Leon share explosive single ‘Mustang’ and announce album ‘Can We Please Have Fun’
nme.comKings Of Leon have announced details of a new album titled ‘Can We Please Have Fun’. Check out the lead single ‘Mustang’ below.Announced today (February 22), the upcoming LP will mark the band’s ninth full-length studio album, and comes as the follow-up to 2021’s ‘When You See Yourself’.Set for release on May 10, the album is set to see the members cutting themselves loose of expectations, experimenting with their sound and, as the title suggests, having some fun.
Recorded at Dark Horse Studio, ‘Can We Please Have Fun’ was produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon, and sees Caleb Followill and co.
return to their gritty origins, while all the while pushing their sound into new territory.“It was the most enjoyable record I’ve ever been a part of,” Caleb said, while bandmate Nathan Followill agreed, adding: “It’s like we allowed ourselves to be musically vulnerable… I love it when a rock band is not embarrassed to admit that every song doesn’t have to be on 11.”As shared in a press release, the sound of the forthcoming album sees Kings Of Leon “unified in vision and purpose, freed from stress, and basking in an atmosphere of positivity”, and today they have shared the first taster of the LP in the form of lead single ‘Mustang’.The band first teased news of the new single during their first live show of 2024 in Mexico last month, hinting to fans that new material was on the horizon.Later, Kings Of Leon shared a brief instrumental snippet of the song in question on social media and confirmed that the song would be arriving today at 5pm GMT.Check it out above.As for the album, the songs were written during the process of them transitioning between labels, and without the members experiencing the pressure to share new.
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