When You See Yourself

Pitchfork 4.8/10 On their eighth album, the Followill brothers desperately cling to a sound that has stopped working, trying to write songs that soar but capable only of ones that wallow.

The Line of Best Fit 4/10 When You See Yourself is a telling reminder of where Kings of Leon stagnantly remain

NME 4/5 The riffin' and ruminatin' rockers are back with an eighth album that finds them joyful, energised and curious

Evening Standard 3/5 A stadium rock force deprived of any stadiums, the Nashville quartet make an understated return

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Southern garage rockers Kings of Leon's eighth album, 'When You See Yourself', is subtle and surprising.

DIY 3/5 An album that, though not without its fillers, feels like they’re having more genuine fun than they’ve had in years.

The Independent 3/5 Caleb Followill says this is the band’s most personal album. But if this is meant to be a reflection of his soul, then the mirror is a pretty murky one

The Forty Five 2.5/5 On Kings Of Leon's eighth album 'When You See Yourself', the Nashville rockers ditch shindigs and stadiums for the sofa

Clash 7/10 Kings Of Leon have nothing left to prove. The Followills have built a 20 year catalogue, one that has taken them from the whisky-soaked precocity of youth

The Observer 2/5 Drama and daring are swamped by wearying country rock on the Tennessee four-piece’s eighth outing

Slant 3/5 Though the band’s musicianship is in peak form, the album’s songwriting limits its impact.