Kings of Leon 'Mechanical Bull' Stream: LISTEN to New Album from Southern Rockers on iTunes Before Sept. 24 Release Date, Featuring Singles 'Supersoaker,' 'Wait For Me'

By Carolyn Menyes c.menyes@gmail.com | Sep 17, 2013 01:26 PM EDT

Kings of Leon's new album is finally here, just one week before its release date! "Mechanical Bull," the follow-up to 2010's "Come Around Sundown" is available for streaming in its entirety on iTunes.

Clocking in at a snappy 42 minutes, "Mechanical Bull" features the Nashville rock band going back to basics. Lead single "Supersoaker" features KoL's trademark jangly guitars, and more subdued recently heard tracks like "Wait For Me" and "Beautiful War" show a lighter side of the band, though they never get quite as tender or epic as their mega-hit "Use Somebody."

Like bassist Jared Followill told NME in an interview earlier this year, "Mechanical Bull" does blend together Kings of Leon's old and new sounds and create an album that is sure to fulfill new fans while bringing older, KoL purists back to the group that was once a dirty, raucous Southern rock foursome.

In particular, track three, "Don't Matter" calls back to the harder rock sound of the band's third effort, "Because of the Times." Meanwhile, "Family Tree" brings back Kings of Leon's strong Southern roots. Lead singer Caleb Followill's Southern drawl comes out in full force on the song, while the funky bass line and handclap-led beats bring memories of classic rock.

Find the full stream of "Mechanical Bull" on iTunes here.

"Mechanical Bull" is the sixth studio album from Kings of Leon. Singles "Supersoaker" and "Wait For Me" lead the album. The record will officially go on sale next Tuesday, Sept. 24.

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