Credits
Release Date: Sep 23, 2008; Lead Performance: Kings of Leon; Genre: Rock
B+
Unless your name is Justin Timberlake, calling a song ''Sex on Fire,'' as Kings of Leon do on their latest set of scruffy Southern-fried garage rock, is a pretty risky move. Of course, these Tennessee lads' backwoods-beefcake vibe has always obscured how nervy their music
can be: Throughout Only by the Night, frontman Caleb Followill wails forlornly about cheap thrills and true love while his two brothers (and a cousin) bash
out spooky, raw-edged riffs that rarely go where you expect them to. The highlight is ''Use Somebody,''
a too-cool hipster's cry for comfort. B+
Download This: Listen to ''Use Somebody'' on last.fm
Posted Sep 16, 2008
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