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Kings of Leon Only by the Night (Good) Reviews

* SPIN:
o "Sonically more Stones than Skynyrd, the Nashville quartet still travel the haunted ground between sin and redemption that their Dixie forefathers have tilled since the Allman brothers first wailed "Whipping Post" at the end of the '60s."

* Sputnik Music:
o " As it is, it's a very fine record from a band who are seemingly growing in stature, confidence, and ability by the day."

Kings of Leon Only by the Night (Bad) Reviews

* New York Times:
o "There was a time, not long ago, when Kings of Leon made music redolent of garage rock and Southern grit, all snarl, wriggle and yowl. But while "Only by the Night," the band's fourth album, gestures vaguely in that direction, its sights are set on far grander vistas."

* PopMatters:
o "Speaking of unoriginal song writing, "Use Somebody" is another run-of-the-mill mainstream indie amalgam that subtly rips off a "Where the Streets Have No Name" lick for its supporting guitar line while Caleb squeaks about wanting to bone a random face in the crowd."

* Pitchfork:
o "The band never soars, instead mostly muddling in a bog of muffled echo that liberally applies Caleb's cottonmouth to every other instrument."