And if you can get through the first two slog minutes of “A Wave” you get an injection of energy until the band slows things down again. “Echoing” suffers the same fate with a driving drum cadence pushing this one forward with hope until the almost dead stop of the chorus. Here throw some synths in, call it good, someone said. The keyboards sound like an afterthought. Caleb Followill sounds like Bruce Springsteen at times in the slow introspective walk of “100,000 People” but they interrupt the flow again, and again with some out of place synths and eventually the song repeats until the end. When You See Yourself opens with the title track of sorts called “When You See Yourself Are You Far Away “ in a great Coldplay like bass line delivered by Jared Followill that makes this one pop until it gets weird with these kaleidoscopic keyboard effects. Too often a melody cruises along only for a total disruption like a wrench thrown into the spokes of the song tossing you over the album cover. Don’t expect much in terms of an uplifting pace, significant rock guitar with solos and chords that move, or well-crafted harmonies that leave an impression. The slow and at times lifeless When You See Yourself sounds more experimental than anything else that typifies their past sound. Kings of Leon When You See Yourself Album Review Not even sure how that works, but things don’t look too promising even with the potential for presents. How neat as Kings of Leon become the first band to use a non-fungible token (NFT) a type of cryptocurrency that unlocks fun things for fans. But I thought I’d give them a second chance with their eighth studio album When You See Yourself, out today. So, we went our separate ways and I didn’t even bother with their 2016 release WALLS even with the super cool cover. Not sure if he meant the band or audience as neither seemed interested in what was happening on stage. Ultimately it was them not me as Kings of Leon looked bored, experienced technical difficulties, Caleb Followill’s vocals went south after just a few songs and he even commented on the lack of energy a quarter the way through.

When I prepped for their Mechanical Bull concert a number of years ago I dove into their catalog, even found a setlist or two of likely songs and eventually convinced myself the live show would bring everything I was hearing to life. All rights reserved.My conclusion for just not being able to get along with Kings of Leon. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. Parler Drops, Refiles Lawsuit Against Amazonĭodge Charges Into E-Commerce With Amazon Store Kings of Leon will donate all proceeds from the album NFTs and the highest-priced 'golden ticket' to Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s (NYSE: LYV) Crew Nation fund to help out-of-work touring professionals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Ĭlick here for options trades from Benzinga No more will be made after that, and the NFT becomes a tradable collectible. The tokens will be priced at $50 and will only be available for two weeks. RCA Records, a division of Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE), will also release the album via (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Music and Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT), as well as on the CD and vinyl formats.

What Happens Next: The NFT release of 'When You See Yourself' will occur on March 5 at 12 p.m. Only six of the 18 tickets will be auctioned by the band, who will retain the remaining tickets.

YellowHeart is also minting 18 'golden tickets' containing four front-row seats and VIP treatment to any Kings of Leon concert during each tour, for as long as the band is performing.

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