Kings Of Leon exploded onto the rock landscape with the release of their debut album Youth And Young Manhood in July of '03. Rarely does a new artist so quickly capture the hearts of both rock fans and the music press. The band has toured all over the world, headlined major festivals in the U.K., and this past summer went to work on their sophomore album with producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, The Jayhawks among many others). The result of those sessions is Aha Shake Heartbreak, which demonstrates a new level of musical creativity for the band but also retains all the raw vitality and emotion that made them so irresistible in the first place.