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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
It seems that self-examination has taken them to bold, new places. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
The riffin' and ruminatin' rockers are back with an eighth album that finds them joyful, energised and curious, the sound of growing happier in your own skin
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8.0
123912
8.0 |
musicOMH
At best, When You See Yourself is the finest collection Kings Of Leon have put out since their peak years, and at worst a collection of good tunes to listen to this spring and never hear again. That’s a win-win, no matter how you look at it
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8.0
123966
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
It’s a nostalgia sucker punch for those in the right time, in the right place. It's an album that their fanbase will revel in, as opposed to those who found the same satisfaction in scorning them instead
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7.1
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7.1 |
Beats Per Minute
Pretty much every song on When You See Yourself manages to convey what the past few Kings of Leon albums missed
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
The songs don't linger as much as the vibe does, but that spacious, sumptuous feel is appealing as When You See Yourself marches steadily to its conclusion
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The Southern garage rockers’ eighth album is subtle and surprising
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7.0
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7.0 |
XS Noize
Long-standing fans of this band will elate at the resemblance to the material on their Youth and Young Manhood debut; however, there is also a sense of collective wisdom, learning from one’s mistakes, that one senses across both the lyrics and music
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Feels like the first step in a viable third chapter for a band that has rediscovered its identity. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
Subtle in its evolution, Kings Of Leon treat ‘When You See Yourself’ as a means to re-engage with their early bite, yet remain unwilling to cede their place at rock’s top table
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6.4
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6.4 |
Paste Magazine
Full of songs that are catchy, but unremarkable
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6.0
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6.0 |
Gigwise
The Followills have made an album for themselves
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6.0
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6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Though the band’s musicianship is in peak form, the album’s songwriting limits its impact
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6.0
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6.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
The album does build an overall sound that has some great moments, but it just needs a little tailoring here and there to really captivate and take it to the next level
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Perhaps, in a live setting, the songs will settle and find their place
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6.0
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6.0 |
DIY
An album that, though not without its fillers, feels like they’re having more genuine fun than they’ve had in years
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
Caleb Followill says this is the band’s most personal album. But if this is meant to be a reflection of his soul, then the mirror is a pretty murky one
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6.0
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6.0 |
Evening Standard
A stadium rock force deprived of any stadiums, the Nashville quartet make an understated return
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4.8
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4.8 |
Pitchfork
On their eighth album, the Followill brothers desperately cling to a sound that has stopped working, trying to write songs that soar but capable only of ones that wallow
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4.0
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4.0 |
The FT
The rockers’ eighth studio album is dull with flashes of vibrancy
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There’s nothing inherently bad about When You See Yourself, but it feels like you could merge it with any releases from their last decade of activity and construct an album that has some heart to it
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Observer
Drama and daring are swamped by wearying country rock on the Tennessee four-piece’s eighth outing
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