Can We Please Have Fun
2024 studio album by Kings of Leon
Can We Please Have Fun Released May 10, 2024 Studio Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee ) Genre
Length 44 :56 Label
Producer Kid Harpoon
"Mustang" Released: February 22, 2024
"Split Screen" Released: March 29, 2024
"Nothing to Do" Released: April 19, 2024
"Nowhere to Run" Released: May 10, 2024
"M Television" Released: November 1, 2024
Can We Please Have Fun is the ninth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon . It was released on May 10, 2024, by LoveTap Records and Capitol Records, marking their first album to not be released on their original label, RCA Records , and their first as an independent band. The album was produced by Kid Harpoon .
Can We Please Have Fun is Kings of Leon's first album with Capitol Records . The band recorded the album at the Dark Horse Recording studios in Franklin, Tennessee , with Kid Harpoon , who produced it.[ 1] The album was announced on February 22, 2024, simultaneously with the release of the lead single "Mustang".[ 2] This release was followed by "Split Screen" on March 29 and "Nothing To Do" on April 18.
The band is supporting the album with a headlining tour throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America.[ 3]
Critical reception
Can We Please Have Fun received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, a website that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 13 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[ 16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, and Matthew Followill.
Can We Please Have Fun track listingTitle 1. "Ballerina Radio" 3:51 2. "Rainbow Ball" 4:10 3. "Nowhere to Run" 3:41 4. "Mustang" 3:15 5. "Actual Daydream" 3:19 6. "Split Screen" 5:03 7. "Don't Stop the Bleeding" 3:38 8. "Nothing to Do" 2:55 9. "M Television" 3:27 10. "Hesitation Gen" 3:17 11. "Ease Me On" 3:28 12. "Seen" 4:52 Total length: 44:56
All tracks on Live in Wrexham recorded at the Racecourse Ground on May 27 and 28, 2023.
Live in Wrexham CD2 track listingTitle 1. "Crawl" 2. "King of the Rodeo" 3. "Revelry" 4. "On Call" 5. "Find Me" 6. "Pyro" 7. "Cold Desert"
Personnel
Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill – vocals, guitar
Jared Followill – vocals, bass (all tracks); guitar (tracks 7, 8)
Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion
Matthew Followill – vocals, guitar (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 9, 12)
Additional contributors
Charts
References
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^ Beaumont, Mark (May 10, 2024). "Kings of Leon don't let songs of "confusion, bewilderment and anxiety" get in the way of the good times on Can We Please Have Fun " . Classic Rock . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
^ Brown, Helen (May 10, 2024). "Kings of Leon review, Can We Please Have Fun : The 'Southern Strokes' have dropped a lot of dead weight" . The Independent . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
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^ Lenore, Taylor (May 10, 2024). "Kings of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun review – polished but tired" . The Observer . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
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