The 13-song disc was recorded with
producers Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King, who both worked on the
band's 2008 breakout album "Only By the Night". "Night" has sold 1.9
million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Kings Of Leon Will Keep Playing New Songs on Tour
Kings Of Leon Say New Album is 'Darker'
Speaking with Billboard.com last month,
frontman Caleb Followill said that the band's sound expanded for the
album, with instruments such as the fiddle, trumpet and lap steel
featured on different songs. "I think every one of them really
complements the songs," he said, "and I think having done that, it's
really gotten us excited for the future and where we can go with the
band and what we can do."
After "Night" earned four
Grammy Awards and spawned smash singles "Use Somebody" and "Sex on
Fire," the Southern rockers hammered out new tracks in New York last
February before headlining Bonnaroo in June. "Sundown"'s track list has
not been released, but the group has been playing new songs with
working titles like "Immortals," "Mary" and "Radioactive" on tour this
summer.
Kings Of Leon Concert Cut By Pigeon Poop
Kings
of Leon have amphitheater dates lined up through October, including a
headlining gig at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on Aug. 15.