The vibe is much different than that of 2010's "Come Around Sundown." ''Bull" starts a new chapter in the band's narrative.
And bouncy new single "Supersoaker" is in the top 10 on Billboard's alternative rock songs list. They've played about 50 shows since Dallas without incident, including a string of well-received festival headlining dates that includes this week's Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park and next month's Austin City Limits Festival. It's been like this a lot lately, and the Followills hope "Mechanical Bull" serves as a palette cleanser.
We can't stand them."Īnd everyone in the room is laughing again. "It's just a long, long, slow kiss, dry, close-mouthed," Caleb Followill said. "It's just how it goes." "And the beauty of it is you can fight as a band or bandmates," drummer Nathan Followill said, "but you make up as brothers or cousins." "We fight like brothers, then we hug and make up like brothers," lead singer Caleb Followill said. A little bit of rock 'n' roll excess crossed with high heat, general exhaustion and ragged emotion flashing across the sky. The abrupt ending to the Dallas show and the resulting fallout was just a passing storm for the brothers Followill - Nathan, Caleb and Jared - and their cousin Matthew. "That was tweeted about," guitarist Matthew Followill said, and everyone in the room is laughing at the joke. "And people were like, 'Wow, man, those guys are really not getting along,' and people think, 'Man, they really hated each other during that time.' People should know that we have always hated each other. "I think because of what happened in Dallas that was very much on the surface," bassist Jared Followill said. They've moved on, and they're patiently waiting for their story to update. Since then, band members have played dozens of shows without incident, put down roots, married a few supermodels, had children and recorded an album. Problem is, no one really believes them.Ī very public meltdown in Dallas in 2011 led to some acrimonious tweets, the cancellation of 26 concert dates and a bunch of negative buzz that's persisted a surprisingly long time.
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