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release date: Nov. 1, 2004
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,58]
producer: Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia
label: Handmedown Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "Slow Night, So Long" - 3. "Taper Jean Girl" - 6. "The Bucket" - 7. "Soft"
2nd studio album by Kings of Leon, once again produced by Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia (only credited as Angelo) shows a different approach. The band has moved away from what I recognised as 1960s (primarily British) blues rock insofar that the style has become more contemporary indie rock-oriented, which I find is an improvement making the album a better release. There's a tighter aggressiveness and controlled withheld energy - a complementary sound of hard and soft, which balances the compositions nicely. The album only lacks truly noteworthy songs, but it's obvious that they are great instrumentalists and as a whole I find this clearly bettering the debut.
[ allmusic.com, Rolling Stone 3,5 / 5, NME, Q Magazine, Blender 4 / 5 stars ]
[ allmusic.com, Rolling Stone 3,5 / 5, NME, Q Magazine, Blender 4 / 5 stars ]
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