IN TOUCH WITH Kings of Leon: "We didn't let our managers hear it. We didn't let our wives hear it. We didn't let anyone hear it."

De band sloot zich voor de opnames volledig af van de buitenwereld. "It was a joy to bury ourselves away and write and be creative and inspired", vertelt Followill. "The freedom to fall flat on our face and fail, and then get up and be like, okay, that didn't work. Let's do another. We never let the obstacles define the moment."

Ook obstakels van externe bronnen werden buitengesloten. "We didn't let our managers hear it. We didn't let our wives hear it. We didn't let anyone hear it", legt de frontman uit. "It was the most self absorbed, whatever you want to call it, we've ever been."

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Het bleek een succesvolle formule, want met 'Mustang' scoorde de band al een KINK XL en ook de laatste single 'Nothing To Do' hoor je met regelmaat op KINK. En Caleb zelf is ook duidelijk trots op het nieuwe album. "Its the best songwriting i've ever done", zegt hij. "I do feel like we live in a time right now where all of us just want to have a break. And I want us to be an escape for people. I want them to hear our music and forget about their problems for a minute".