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2[[caption-width-right:350:From left-to-right: Jared, Caleb, Matthew, and Nathan]]
3'''Kings of Leon''' is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill (born January 14, 1982, lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan Nathan Followill (born June 26, 1979, drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael Jared Followill (born November 20, 1986, bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron Matthew Followill (born September 10, 1984, lead guitar, backing vocals). The group is named for their grandfather Leon from Talihina, Oklahoma.
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5The band's early music was an upbeat blend of SouthernRock and {{blues}} influences, but it has gradually expanded over the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative, arena rock sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with a total of nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaking in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, ''Because of the Times'', also reached the No. 1 spot. After the release of ''Only by the Night'' in September 2008 the band achieved chart success in the United States. The singles "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Notion" all peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album itself was their first ever Platinum-selling album in the United States, and was also the best-selling album of 2008 in Australia, being certified Platinum nine times. The band's fifth album, ''Come Around Sundown'', was released on October 18, 2010.
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7!!Discography:
8* ''Youth and Young Manhood'' (2003)
9* ''Aha Shake Heartbreak'' (2004)
10* ''Because of the Times'' (2007)
11* ''Only by the Night'' (2008)
12* ''Come Around Sundown'' (2010)
13* ''Mechanical Bull'' (2013)
14* ''WALLS''[[note]]acronym for ''We Are Like Love Songs''[[/note]] (2016)
15* ''When You See Yourself'' (2021)
16* ''Can We Please Have Fun'' (2024)
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18!!"These tropes are on fire":
19* AlternateAlbumCover: The cover of "Only By The Night" in the US consits of a red and black feathery painting on a white background. The UK album cover goes for a black and green theme and a mix of the band members with an eagle.
20* BookEnds: "Use Somebody"; Caleb starts and ends with "I've been roaming around/Always looking down/At all I see".
21* BandOfRelatives[=/=]SiblingTeam: Three brothers [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and their cousin]].
22* BreakUpSong: "Closer".
23* BigRockEnding: Often enough.
24* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Charmer" and "Crawl".
25* EpicRocking: "I Want You", "Cold Desert", "Knocked Up", and "Over".
26* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every album except ''WALLS'' is a five-syllable phrase. Even then, ''WALLS'' [[DoubleSubverted double subverts]] this, as it's an [[FunWithAcronyms acronym]] for ''We Are Like Love Songs''.
27* FakeOutFadeOut: "Cold Desert".
28* IntercourseWithYou: "Sex on Fire".
29* LongRunnerLineUp: The main lineup of the group has not changed since their formation in 1999.
30* MiddleNameBasis: All four members are known by their middle names, not their first names.
31* MoodWhiplash: "Sex on Fire"/"Use Somebody".
32* NewSoundAlbum: ''Only by the Night''.
33* SanitySlippageSong: "Crawl" and "Closer".
34* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "I Want You".
35* SillyLoveSongs: "Use Somebody", "I Want You", "Be Somebody".
36* SubduedSection: Often.
37* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Caleb Followill. One must assume that it's at least partially Oklahoman and yet there's another type of 'twang' that makes it completely different.
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39->''I've been roaming around\
40Always looking down\

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