Kings of Leon: O My Beloved
Pitchfork • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Kings of Leon have undergone a significant musical transformation on their 10th album, O My Beloved, embracing a spacious and warm country-rock sound that marks a departure from their previous arena-rock style.
- The album, self-produced with help from Liam O’Neill, showcases a looser, more acoustic-led approach, drawing comparisons to shifts made by peers like Mumford & Sons and The Killers.
- O My Beloved reflects influences from recent collaborations with emo-country artist Zach Bryan, with tracks like “Pretty Thing” and “Feel the Love” highlighting a softer, intimate vibe.
- While the album features some rocking moments, certain songs such as “Warm Company” and “Blue Jeans and Diamonds” reveal lingering ties to the band’s late-2000s sound, though these are balanced by overall maturity and revitalization.
- Kings of Leon’s reinvention on O My Beloved positions them as a band with renewed artistic depth, making their latest work a noteworthy evolution in their long-standing career.
