Legacy of Kings of Leon
Artists and genres Kings of Leon directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
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White LiesartistWhite Lies are an English indie rock band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the core band members are Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave, and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band performs live as a four-piece, when they are joined by Tommy Bowen on keyboards.
Moon TaxiartistMoon Taxi is an American alternative rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2006 by Trevor Terndrup, Tommy Putnam (bass), Spencer Thomson, Tyler Ritter (drums), and Wes Bailey (keys) while attending Belmont University.
The HunnaartistThe Hunna are an English indie rock band from Watford, Hertfordshire, formed in 2015. The band members are singer/guitarist Ryan (Tino) Potter, lead guitarist Daniel Dorney, bassist Junate (Jermaine) Angin and drummer Jack (IK) Metcalfe. The band takes inspiration from a wide range of sources, including bands like Kings Of Leon, Foals, The 1975, You Me at Six and Queen.
Spacey JaneartistSpacey Jane are an Australian indie rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia in 2016. The group consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Caleb Harper, lead guitarist Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, drummer Kieran Lama, and bassist Peppa Lane, who replaced Amelia Murray in 2019.
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Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian women's choir conducted by Stijn Kolacny, and arranged and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano. They have released five studio albums, starting with On the Rocks in, 2002. Most of their songs are specially arranged renditions of songs by well-known musicians and bands, such as Oasis, Björk, Radiohead, U2, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, Muse, and Rammstein, although they have also recorded their own compositions.
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The SheepdogsartistThe Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 2004. The Sheepdogs were the first unsigned band to make the cover of Rolling Stone and have gone on to a career featuring multi-platinum album sales and four Juno Awards.
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The CourteenersartistCourteeners are an English band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 2006 by Liam Fray, Michael Campbell, Daniel "Conan" Moores and Mark Cuppello (bass); the last was replaced by the band's producer Joe Cross in 2015. They previously toured with pianist Adam Payne, who has been featured on every album, but in 2019 was replaced with Elina Lin. In December 2012, the band dropped "The" from their name, continuing simply as "Courteeners". In 2024, Cross and Lin became official members of the band.
Calum ScottartistCalum Scott is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in April 2015 after competing on the ITV talent contest Britain's Got Talent, where he performed a cover of Robyn's hit "Dancing on My Own" and earned a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell. After placing sixth in the contest, he released his own version of the song as a single the following year, which peaked at number two on the UK singles chart and became Britain's best-selling single of summer 2016.
Maggie RoseartistMargaret Rose Durante is an American soul and country music singer. In 2009, Durante signed to Universal Republic and released a cover of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody". A year later, she left Universal Republic and signed to independent Emrose Records, an imprint that used the services of James Stroud's Stroudavarious Records. She charted two singles for Emrose and released her digital EP, Maybe Tonight. Maggie also recorded two songs that were featured in episodes of the Disney Channel's Shake It Up and Good Luck Charlie television series, and were included on the Shake It Up: Break It Down soundtrack album that was released on July 12, 2011.
Boy & BearartistBoy & Bear are an Australian indie folk band formed in 2009, consisting of David Hosking, Killian Gavin, Tim Hart, Jonathan Hart, and David Symes (bass). The band has released two EPs and five studio albums. Moonfire (2011) debuted at #2 on the ARIA Charts, while Harlequin Dream (2013) and Limit of Love (2015) both debuted at #1. On 27 September 2019, they released their long-awaited fourth studio album, Suck on Light. The band released their self-titled fifth studio album on 26 May 2023. The name Boy and Bear comes indirectly from a Randy Newman song, Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear “Oh, who would think a boy and bear, Could be well accepted everywhere…”
Rachel ChinouririartistRachel Chinouriri is an English singer-songwriter. After posting numerous songs on SoundCloud, she began releasing music on major streaming platforms in 2018. She released her debut extended play (EP), Mama's Boy, in 2019 to critical acclaim. One of the songs from the EP, "So My Darling", received attention on TikTok when it became a popular audio to use.
The Night CaféartistThe Night Café was a British indie pop band, formed in Liverpool in 2014 by Sean Martin (vocals/guitar), Josh Higgins (guitar), Arran O'Connell-Whittle (bass) and Carl Dillon (drums). Up until their disbandment, the band released three EPs: Get Away from the Feeling (2017), Bunkbed (2018) and For Better Days (2021), and the studio album 0151 (2019).
Rebecca FergusonartistRebecca Caroline Ferguson is an English soul singer and songwriter. In 2010, Ferguson finished as the runner-up in the seventh series of The X Factor. She later released her debut album titled Heaven in December 2011. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and went onto achieve another three top three albums with: Freedom (2013), Lady Sings the Blues (2015), and Superwoman (2016). She cites Aretha Franklin, Kings of Leon, Christina Aguilera, and Amy Winehouse among her influences.
22-20sartist22-20s were an English blues rock band, formed in 2002 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The band originally disbanded in December 2005 before reforming in 2008 and releasing Shake/Shiver/Moan in 2010 and Got It If You Want It in 2012. They disbanded for a second time in early 2013, before reforming again in late 2019.
RazzartistRazz is an indie rock band from the municipality of Twist, Lower Saxony, Germany. The band members are Niklas Keiser (singer), Steffen Pott (drums), Christian Knippen (guitar) and Lukas Bruns (bass).
SolartistSol Alexander Rosenberg, better known as Sol or Solzilla, is an American hip hop artist. In 2012, he released his second studio album Yours Truly, which received critical acclaim and rose to number one on the iTunes U.S. Hip-Hop Albums Chart while also charting on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart. Sol has collaborated with other artists such as Macklemore, Blue Scholars, Grynch, and The Physics.
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The FeaturesartistThe Features is an American indie rock band from Sparta, Tennessee. The Features have released six full-length studio albums, three EPs, two compilation albums, and 18 singles. The current lineup of the band comprises lead singer/guitarist Matt Pelham, bassist Roger Dabbs, drummer Rollum Haas, and keyboardist Mark Bond. Their sound was described as “somewhere between the pure rock 'n' roll of the British Invasion and the electronic, synth-happy beats that characterized ‘80s pop.”
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The WeeksartistThe Weeks are an American rock band originating from Florence, Mississippi, United States.
MonaartistMONA is a project started by Nick Brown. Though there has been a revolving cast of band members, Nick has been the sole driving force behind the band. He began in Dayton, Ohio, though he is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Brown revealed the band's name refers to his grandmother, Mona Brown.