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Kings of Leon: A-Ha Shake Heartbreak

Ben Thompson, The Observer, 17 October 2004

AS WITH SO many of the best second albums - from Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure to Dizzee Rascal's Showtime - the first time you hear Kings of Leon's sequel to last year's barnstorming debut Youth and Young Manhood, it feels like the band have completely changed their sound.

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