Mechanical Bull (Expanded Edition)

A.V. Club D+ Recording a victory-lap album after a commercially successful breakthrough record is an expected and generally accepted step for a rock band. But tacking another victory lap onto the end of the first signals laziness; the ideas are beginning to run dry. With Kings Of Leon’s sixth album, Mechanical Bull, the group has…

Evening Standard 4/5 This month's album releases reviewed by the Evening Standard's music critics

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Mechanical Bull on Rolling Stone.com.

DIY 2.5/5 UK-based music magazine bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more

Clash 9/10 Album review: Clash covers the sixth album from Nashville rockers Kings Of Leon, 'Mechanical Bull'

The Observer 3/5 Kings of Leon's sixth album finds them on bucking up their ideas, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>

Slant 3.5/5 Kings of Leon manages to muster enough rigor and discipline to keep Mechanical Bull kicking.

Pop Matters 7/10 In the '90s, after Metallica's Black Album led to an explosion in Metallica's mainstream popularity, the band was met with the obligatory accusations of...

The Guardian 4/5 Kings of Leon may be overstating the dramatic nature of their comeback, but they do sound on fine form, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>