So I surprisingly got a paid week off work. So the first thing I did on Monday was rock on up to my local music store and pick up my copy of the new Kings Of Leon record 'Mechanical Bull'. I pre-ordered this way back when I heard not 'Supersoaker' but the other track 'Wait For Me' . . . it's a stand out tune and I had to have the album just for this alone. Thanks to the wonders of the internet I had already clapped ears on the record, but it didn't lessen any excitement at getting a hold of a new piece of vinyl.
I learned a significant lesson jumping in to buy this; always check with the band website before you buy from a secondary retailer. On the official site this is just £14.99, there's probably delivery after that, but I felt I got slightly stung for £19.99, especially when I noticed they had a colour vinyl version on the website!
Anyway small grievances aside glad to have gotten a hold of this, liking it . . . a lot! Although 'Wait For Me' is still my jam on here I feel some others might usurp its place in my head. 'Tonight' for instance, I love Calebs voice in this one, lots of great voice crackles, even if it sounds a wee bit like The Immortals on the last album.
Package wise the vinyl is solid, great gatefold, nice art work. Especially like how the neon sign reflects off the black vinyl as seen in the first photo. This is 180 gram vinyl so nice and thick a spread out on two records, means you have to change over more regularly, but there's no compromise on the sound. Usual download code, although I couldn't get it to work until Tuesday, a small first world inconvenience.
With this being the sixth album from these guys I still love that they endeavour to bring a certain feel to each album. They have they're signature sound yes, but the moods that each of the albums have are distinctly different. It's nice to hear that Mechanical Bull is up beat and aiming to please with lots of great stories.
I've had it on a few times now and the artwork really reflects the mood which is nice to see. On repeated listens this has made its way on to the radio station in my head that plays parts of songs on loop for days on end. The main chorus line in 'Temple' has current residence there.
Having a week off and having a new vinyl to listen to as well as a certain video game to play (you may have got a copy of yourself) my day dreams are of driving fast cars through a sprawling American city and listening to this record. The Kings Of Leon and GTA5, can this week get much better?
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