I've been listening to the new Kings of Leon album and its got me thinking. Thinking like i've never thought before.

Its quite good, even the Pixies rip off (suppose all decent bands do it at some point) is allright. Infact, i dont think that does it justice. Its An Excelent Album. Its just that it leaves me feeling cheap and dirty. Their last album is seriously good, it's one of my Top 10 albums ever and i was waiting with a boner for the new one. And i like it lots, but i get a feeling i'm being cheated.

When they first staggerd into town on their horses we all thought "hey, its the Black Crowes/Creedance Clearwater Revival. Cool. They sound like Cowboy Strokes apparently (if you aske the NMEc**ts)" and they sold like motherf**kers. But listening back to that 1st album it seems quite empty and light. I like the one about Shooting the guy in the head (for the comedy vocals) but really, its not all that.

Then the 2nd album came and didn't do much for the nme (ha!) but was infact awsome. Much fuller and dirtier. The songs were better and they stopped trying to sound like a cowboy band and more like a good band.

I've no idea when the album came out, but its been on and off my stereo for along time. I cant emphasise enough how much i like it.

SO. The new one has good tunes, is deeper and dirtier than the last one. So why aren't i bouncing around screaming about it? Whats happened? Has turning 30 taken the love out of me?

Or maybe its just that 3rd album fade out (see also Elbow and Doves). Or the fact that other bands have come along and shown what music should be like (Arcade Fire and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah).

I've also recently got into Broken Social Scene, who sort of make Kings Of Leon sound like lego

all that and not one mention of Gay Love Songs?