''Can We Please Have Fun'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band

Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and ...

. It was released on May 10, 2024, by LoveTap Records and Capitol Records, marking their first album to not be released on their original label,

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. The album was produced by

Kid Harpoon Thomas Edward Percy Hull (born 20 April 1982), known professionally as Kid Harpoon, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Career Already a fixture at local venues in his hometown of Chatham, Kid Harpoon first emerg ...

Background and promotion

''Can We Please Have Fun'' is Kings of Leon's first album with

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

. The band recorded the album at the Dark Horse Recording studios in

Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454 ...

, with

, who produced it. The album was announced on February 22, 2024, simultaneously with the release of the lead single "Mustang". This release was followed by "Split Screen" on March 29 and "Nothing To Do" on April 18. The band is supporting the album with a headlining tour throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America.

Critical reception

''Can We Please Have Fun'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, a website that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 13 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.

Track listing

All tracks on ''Live in Wrexham'' recorded at the

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on May 27 and 28, 2023.

Personnel

Kings of Leon

* Caleb Followill – vocals, guitar * Jared Followill – vocals, bass (all tracks); guitar (tracks 7, 8) * Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion * Matthew Followill – vocals, guitar (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 9, 12)

Additional contributors

– producer * Liam O'Neil – organ, piano, synthesizer *

Brian Rajaratnam Brian Rajaratnam is an American born Sri Lankan sound engineer. He won a Grammy Award for his work on the song Flowers (Miley Cyrus song), ''Flowers'' at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards along side Miley Cyrus, Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson (musician), ...

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* Akarsh Vaidyanathan, Drew Boals, Emi Trevena, and Jacob Spitzer – assistant recording engineers *

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Shee ...

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mixing engineer A mixing engineer (or simply mix engineer) is responsible for combining ("mixing") different sonic elements of an auditory piece into a complete rendition (also known as "final mix" or "mixdown"), whether in music, film, or any other content of a ...

* Matt Wolach – assistant mixing engineer *

Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cage t ...

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Charts

References

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