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Sex! Fire! Sex on Fire!

Yes! Such a genius moment for Kings of Leon.

Their third album 'Because of the Times' was easily my favourite album of 2007(as you've probably gathered), and in just over a year the Followill's have smashed out another, 'Only By The Night' (Sept 22nd) And it's almost thanks to their storming performance at Glastonbury this Summer where they tested out a couple of tunes off the new album like 'Manhatten' and their free download single 'Crawl'.

And now there's the next release 'Sex On Fire'. All three have so far paved the way for yet another record that will stand the test of time when our generation are recharging our solar powered pacemakers, and the boys will most certainly become even huger this year, (and that's not just a reference to drummer Nathan's biceps)!

But let's not jump ahead of ourselves. Let's just enjoy what is a fantastically sexy song.

Sex On Fire

Download kol_sex_is_on_fire.mp3

Time to pretend...

that it's been about seven months since I updated this here blog - so let's crack on.

I recently heard the new (third) album from TV on the Radio, 'Dear Science', and I have to say it's brought back that warm fuzzy feeling that peeps out when your hear genuinely great music. We've only had to wait since their excellent 'Return To Cookie Mountain' in 2006 for the new material - though two years is fast approaching the equivalent of that in dog years thanks to Kings of Leon.

Anyway that's by the by, the point is TV on the Radio have definitely taken this album to the forefront with a handful of more accessible and downright fun tunes. 'Red Dress' is (thankfully) nothing like an overproduced Sugababes single - and no I have nothing against the Sugababes - but instead is a sexy and almost late night club track that's begging to be remixed by the likes of Stanton Warriors or Peaches.
There's still a thread of songs that have the unmistakable TV on The Radio layered sound with Tunde's indulgent vocals and yes, horns! But essentially it sounds as though they've really enjoyed themselves making it!

Look out for other tracks like 'Dancing Choose' (see what they did there...it sounds like shoes, yeah?...ugh) and 'Shout Me Out', but for now I'm sure their first single 'Golden Age' will suffice.

Download 01_golden_age.mp3