GRAMMY award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon have shared 'Split Screen', the latest track from their upcoming ninth full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun - out May 10.
‘Split Screen’ lands in the middle of the album, a more meditative section of songs that favour texture and atmosphere. “We like this song. We thought the fans would like it too. Split Screen may give people a little insight into the depth of the album, coming off of hearing ‘Mustang’,” the band shared.
Can We Please Have Fun, as its title suggests is a document of one of this era’s great rock & roll bands cutting loose, trying new things, and yes, having some fun. Recorded at Dark Horse studio and produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine), the album sees the band hark back to their gritty origins, while simultaneously finding new gears. It’s the sound of a band unified in vision and purpose, freed from any expectations and the album the band says they’ve always wanted to make.
Listen to ‘Split Screen’ by Kings of Leon on the Shoot Music New Releases Playlist on Spotify.
“It was the most enjoyable record I’ve ever been a part of,” Caleb says. “It’s like we allowed ourselves to be musically vulnerable,” Nathan adds. “I love it when a rock band is not embarrassed to admit that every song doesn’t have to be on 11.”
The group is gearing up for a monumental year, and they’re ready to take the world by storm. “When you have a band, there’s a bond like no other, and when you have family, you have a bond like no other,” Caleb says. “We have both of those things. I thought, if we put all our energy toward something, who is gonna stop us? Who can stop us except us?”
Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon – Caleb (guitar/vocals), Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew Followill (guitar) – has released eight albums and sold over 20 million albums and nearly 40 million singles worldwide. They have three Grammy Awards, three NME Awards, two BRIT Awards, and one Juno Award. They have toured all over the world, playing at stadiums and arenas and headlining major festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Reading & Leeds on three separate occasions. They will headline BST Hyde Park on Sunday 30 June, alongside special guest Paolo Nutini, with the full line-up still to be announced.
