Labeled by many as the ‘Southern version of the Strokes,’ Kings of Leon offer a similar gritty, post punk style as do the NYC foursome.

The Kings of Leon are made up of brothers Caleb, Jared, and Nathan Followill, as well as their cousin Mathew Followill. The brothers were born in Tennessee, but cousin Matthew was born in the not-so-southern state of Oklahoma. Despite Matthew’s midwestern routes, the band has been able to resurrect Southern grunge rock, and bring it to the masses.

20 years from now, one of their songs (hopefully this one) might show up in an Adam Sandler movie about a wanna-be hockey player who picks up golf and then wins a national tournament against a guy named ‘Shooter McGavin.’

Every band can only wish that they’ll be that lucky some day.

In the meantime, I’ll drink, work, walk, and/or entertain while listening to this song. I love how the vocals don’t land perfectly on any of the down beats. Its nuances like this that sets apart the Kings of Leon from other southern grunge rock bands in my mind.

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