Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon, Snowden at London Hammersmith Apollo, Thu 12 Jul

Review by Mike Diver

This is weird: small band plus massive stage (i.e. small of profile, not height or anything like that) so often equals a dismal performance, but Atlanta-based foursome Snowden fill the cavernous Hammersmith Apollo – gradually filling throughout their 30-minute set – brilliantly...»

Hammersmith Apollo

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Kings of Leon

Jared Followill - bass
Matthew Followill - lead guitar
Nathan Followill - drums/vocals
Caleb Followill - guitar/vocals

This is not some weird Duran Duran-style coincidence - yes, they are related. Three brothers and one cousin from Tennessee.»

Snowden

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Snowden is Jordan Jeffares (guitar, vocals, keys), David Payne (guitar), Corinne Lee (bass, keys) and Chandler Rentz (drums).

During 2005, the four-piece shared stages with the likes of Arcade Fire, Xiu Xiu and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. They recorded their debut album, Anti-Anti, in Austin late in the year and signed to Jade Tree at the start of 2006.

For fans of: Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Cure, Ride.