I know the blogosphere is already saturated with news of the new Kings of Leon song “Crawl” and the cool new teaser trailer, but I feel as if I would be doing myself, Logan, and the KOL a great injustice if I didn’t go ahead and mention it.

Logan and I both have been KOL fans since day one. I remember him giving me a copy of Youth & Young Manhood demanding I check it out immediately. I did and instantly fell in love with their sound. I also remember Logan and I, both sick with some type of sinus/cold thing, driving to Tulsa to catch them at Cain’s in front of Maybe 100 – 150 people. They kicked ass and despite our illness we both knew we had just witnessed something special. The next time we saw them was at the Diamond Ballroom  in Oklahoma City and Logan was so stressed because he was blowing off some type of super important group project. In the end I think he will agree that it was worth it. The next time I saw them was at Cain’s. The show was sold out, but the crowd was filled with drunken frat boys. This was kind of a downer, but they still rocked the place. I also know for a fact that Logan saw them at SXSW ’07 because I got a late night phone call reminding me of how much they rock. In fact I think everyone at that show knew how much Logan was digging it.

Needless to say Logan and I have had some good times listening to KOL and are both looking forward to the new album. Only By the Night is scheduled for a September 23rd release date, but you can head over to their website and sign up to receive the new song ”Crawl” for free.  If your’re lazy you can grab it below. However, you really should head over to their site to watch the teaser trailer.

Kings of Leon - Crawl (mp3)