“I don’t think it was something so people would take us less serious,” Nathan says. Not only did the group play three songs - “Comeback Story,” “Milk” and “Knocked Up” - with an orchestra, but it also surprised the crowd with an encore cover of Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own,” a much lighter moment amidst the group’s more serious-minded repertoire. We’re super excited to play the new songs every night, and it’s fun to watch the crowd reaction and see which ones they know all the words to and the ones they don’t know anything about.” Caleb Followill, meanwhile, considers the set “definitely a grower… I think people, now that they’ve had time to digest what we’ve done, they’re starting to realize the songs they like and also how much work we put into it.”įans are still buzzing about how much work Kings of Leon put into their recent set at Lollapalooza. 2 on the Billboard 200 last September and has launched the Top 20 Alternative Songs hits “Supersoaker,” “Wait For Me” and “Temple.” Drummer Nathan Followill noted that the new songs are “being received well. Mechanical Bull, Kings of Leon’s first new album in four years following a short band hiatus, debuted at No. Lollapalooza Highlights: Kings of Leon, Skrillex & More

Robyn dancing on my own album cover