Kings of Leon | Madison Square Garden
Early in their career, Kings of Leon were hailed by some as the saviors of American rock and roll. The band apparently agreed, and 2008’s “Only by the Night” made a calculated swing for the fences with U2 levels of restraint. It worked—selling a bajillion copies, winning multiple Grammys and introducing “Sex on Fire” into the lexicon. “Come Around Sundown,” KoL’s fifth album, is the sound of a band caught in the middle: self-aware musicians who don’t want to turn into a factory farm for radio fodder—and yet are either unwilling or incapable of throwing a real curveball. With Manchester Orchestra. MORE INFO
