Mafumu a Leon ndi gulu lakumwera la rock. Nyimbo za gululi zili pafupi kwambiri ndi nyimbo za indie kuposa mtundu wina uliwonse wanyimbo zomwe zimavomerezeka kwa anthu akumwera monga 3 Doors Down kapena Saving Abel.
Mwina ndichifukwa chake mafumu a Leon adachita bwino kwambiri pazamalonda ku Europe kuposa ku America. Komabe, ma Albamu a gululo amabweretsa kutamandidwa koyenera. Kuyambira 2008, Recording Academy yakhala imanyadira oimba ake. Gululo lidalandira mayina a Grammy.
Mbiri ndi chiyambi cha Mafumu a Leon
Mafumu a Leon amapangidwa ndi mamembala a banja la Followville: abale atatu (woyimba Kalebe, woyimba bassist Jared, woyimba ng'oma Nathan) ndi msuweni (woyimba gitala Mateyu).
Abale atatuwa adakhala nthawi yayitali achichepere akuyenda kumwera kwa United States ndi abambo awo, Ivan (Leon) Followville. Iye anali mlaliki woyendayenda mu mpingo wa Pentekosite. Amayi a Betty Ann ankaphunzitsa ana awo aamuna akaweruka kusukulu.
Kalebe ndi Yaredi anabadwira pa Phiri la Juliet (Tennessee). Ndipo Nathan ndi Matthew anabadwira ku Oklahoma City (Oklahoma). Malinga ndi kunena kwa magazini a Rolling Stone, “Pamene Leon anali kulalikira m’matchalitchi ku Deep South, anyamatawo ankapita ku mapemphero ndi kuimba ng’oma nthaŵi ndi nthaŵi. Panthaŵiyo iwo anali ophunzirira kunyumba kapena anaphunzitsidwa m’masukulu ang’onoang’ono achipembedzo.”
Bamboyo anasiya tchalitchicho ndipo anasudzula mkazi wake mu 1997. Kenako anyamatawo anasamukira ku Nashville. Iwo analandira nyimbo za rock monga njira ya moyo imene poyamba inakanidwa.
Kudziwana ndi Angelo Petraglia
Kumeneko anakumana ndi wolemba nyimbo wawo Angelo Petraglia. Chifukwa cha iye, abalewo anawongola luso lawo lolemba nyimbo. Adakumananso ndi Rolling Stones, The Clash ndi Thin Lizzy.
Patapita miyezi 6, Nathan ndi Kalebe anasaina ndi RCA Records. Chizindikirocho chinakakamiza awiriwa kuti alembe mamembala ambiri asanayambe ntchito yoimba.
Gululo linapangidwa pamene msuweni Matthew ndi mng’ono wake Jared analowa nawo. Iwo anadzicha kuti “Mafumu a Leoni” kucokela kwa Natani, Kalebe, atate wa Yaredi ndi agogo ake, amene anali kuchedwa Leoni.
Pofunsidwa, Caleb adavomereza kuti "adabera" msuweni wake Matthew kuchokera kumudzi kwawo ku Mississippi kuti alowe nawo gululo.
Anauza amayi ake kuti angokhala kwa mlungu umodzi. Ngakhale kuti ankadziwa kuti sadzabwerera kwawo. Woimba ng'oma Nathan anawonjezera kuti: "Pamene tidasaina ndi RCA, tinali ine ndi Caleb. Gululo lidatiuza kuti akufuna kuyika gululo kuti ligwirizane, koma tidati tipanga timu yathuyathu. "
Kings of Leon Youth and Young Manhood ndi Aha Shake Heartbreak (2003-2005)
Kujambula koyamba kwa Holy Roller Novocaine kudatulutsidwa pa February 18, 2003. Kenako Jared anali ndi zaka 16 zokha, ndipo anali asanaphunzire kuimba gitala ya bass.
Ndi kutulutsidwa kwa Holy Roller Novocaine, gululi lidatchuka kwambiri lisanatulutse Youth and Young Manhood. Idalandira nyenyezi 4/5 kuchokera ku magazini ya Rolling Stone.
Nyimbo zinayi mwa zisanu zinatulutsidwa pambuyo pake pa Youth and Young Manhood. Komabe, mitundu ya Wasted Time ndi California Waiting inali yosiyana. Woyamba anali ndi phokoso lolimba komanso kalembedwe kosiyana ndi nyimbo ya Youth and Young Manhood. Womaliza adalembedwa mwachangu kuti amalize zonse mwachangu.
Album yaying'ono inali ndi B-side Wicker Chair pomwe nyimbo ya Andrea idatulutsidwa isanatulutsidwe. Nyimbo zomwe zidatulutsidwa ngati EP zidalembedwa ndi Angelo Petraglia yemwe adapanga nyimbozo.
Chimbale choyambirira cha studio
Chimbale choyambirira cha gululi cha Youth and Young Manhood chinatulutsidwa ku UK mu Julayi 2003. Komanso ku USA mu Ogasiti chaka chomwecho.
Nyimboyi idajambulidwa pakati pa Sound City Studios (Los Angeles) ndi Shangri-La Studios (Malibu) ndi Ethan Jones (mwana wa wopanga Glyn Jones). Adalandila zidziwitso zowopsa mdzikolo koma zidakhala zosangalatsa ku UK ndi Ireland. Magazini ya NME idalengeza kuti "imodzi mwama Albamu abwino kwambiri azaka 10 zapitazi".
Nyimboyi itatulutsidwa, Mafumu a Leon adayenda ndi magulu a rock The Strokes ndi U2.
Chimbale chachiwiri cha Aha Shake cha Heartbreak chinatulutsidwa ku UK mu October 2004. Komanso ku United States mu February 2005. Zachokera kum'mwera garaja thanthwe loyamba Album. Kuphatikizikako kunakulitsa omvera a gululo m’dzikolo ndi m’mayiko ena. Nyimboyi idapangidwanso ndi Angelo Petraglia ndi Ethan Jones.
The Bucket, Four Kicks ndi King of Rodeo adatulutsidwa ngati osakwatiwa. The Bucket idafika pa top 20 ku UK. Taper Jean Girl adagwiritsidwanso ntchito mufilimu ya Disturbia (2007) ndi filimu ya Cloverfield (2008).
Gululo linalandira mphoto kuchokera kwa Elvis Costello. Adachezanso ndi Bob Dylan ndi Pearl Jam mu 2005 ndi 2006.
Mafumu a Leon: Chifukwa cha Times (2006-2007)
Mu Marichi 2006, Mafumu a Leon adabwerera ku studio ndi opanga Angelo Petraglia ndi Ethan Johns. Iwo anapitiriza ntchito pa chimbale chachitatu. Woimba gitala Matthew adauza NME, "Amuna, takhala pagulu la nyimbo pompano ndipo tikufuna kuti dziko limve."
Chimbale chachitatu cha gululi lakuti Because of the Times ndi cha msonkhano wa atsogoleri achipembedzo a dzina lomweli. Zinachitikira m’Tchalitchi cha Pentekosite cha ku Alexandria (Louisiana), chimene abale ankayendera kaŵirikaŵiri.
Chimbalecho chinawonetsa chisinthiko kuchokera ku ntchito yapitayi Mafumu a Leon. Ili ndi mawu opukutidwa bwino komanso omveka bwino.
Nyimboyi idatulutsidwa pa 2 Epulo 2007 ku UK. Patatha tsiku limodzi, nyimbo imodzi yotchedwa On Call inatulutsidwa ku United States, yomwe inayamba kutchuka ku UK ndi Ireland.
Idayamba pa nambala 1 ku UK ndi Ireland. Ndipo adalowa ma chart aku Europe pa nambala 25. Pafupifupi makope 70 adagulitsidwa sabata yoyamba yotulutsidwa. NME idati nyimboyi "imapangitsa Mafumu a Leon kukhala amodzi mwamagulu odziwika kwambiri aku America anthawi yathu".
Dave Hood (Artrocker) adapatsa albumyo nyenyezi imodzi mwa zisanu, kupeza kuti: "Kings of Leon experiment, phunzirani ndi kutaya pang'ono."
Ngakhale kutamandidwa kosiyanasiyana, chimbalecho chidapangitsa kuti anthu azikonda ku Europe, kuphatikiza Charmer ndi Fans. Komanso Knocked Up and My Party.
Pokhapokha Usiku (2008-2009)
Mu 2008, gululi lidajambula chimbale chawo chachinayi, Only by the Night. Posakhalitsa idalowa mu UK Albums Chart pa nambala 1 ndipo idakhala komweko kwa sabata ina.
Only By The Night zomwe zidawonetsedwa m'magawo a milungu iwiri ngati gulu la UK No. 1 mu 2009. Ku United States, chimbalecho chinafika pachimake pa nambala 5 pama chart a Billboard. Q magazini yotchedwa Only by the Night "Album of the Year" mu 2008.
Kuyankha kwa chimbalecho kudasakanizidwa ku United States. Spin, Rolling Stone ndi All Music Guide adavotera chimbalecho bwino kwambiri. Pomwe Pitchfork Media idapatsa chimbalecho chofanana ndi nyenyezi ziwiri.
Sex on Fire anali woyamba kutulutsidwa ku UK pa 8 September. Nyimboyi inakhala yopambana kwambiri m'mbiri. Popeza adatenga udindo woyamba ku UK ndi Ireland. Inali nyimbo yoyamba kugunda nambala 1 pa chartboard ya Billboard Hot Modern Rock.
Wachiwiri wosakwatiwa, Use Somebody (2008), adachita bwino kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi. Idafika pa nambala 2 pa UK Singles Chart. Idafikanso pama chart 10 apamwamba kwambiri ku Australia, Ireland, New York ndi United States.
Chifukwa cha nyimbo ya Sex on Fire, gululi lidalandira Mphotho ya Grammy pamwambo wa 51st (Staples Center, ku Los Angeles) mu 2009. Oimbawa adapambana mavoti a Best International Group ndi Best International Album pa Brit Awards mu 2009. Anaimbanso nyimbo ya Gwiritsani Munthu Wina pompopompo.
Gululi lidaimba pa Marichi 14, 2009 ku Sound Relief kaamba ka konsati yopindula chifukwa chamoto wolusa. Nyimbo ya Crawl kuchokera mu chimbale idatulutsidwa ngati kutsitsa kwaulere patsamba la gululo. Only By The Night ndi amene adatsimikiziridwa platinamu ku US ndi RIAA pakugulitsa makope 1 miliyoni pasanathe chaka atatulutsidwa.
Ntchito Zamtsogolo (2009-2011)
Gululi lidalengeza kutulutsidwa kwa DVD yamoyo pa Novembara 10, 2009 ndi chimbale cha remix. DVDyi idajambulidwa ku London's O2 Arena mu Julayi 2009.
Pa Okutobala 17, 2009, usiku wa chiwonetsero chomaliza chaulendo waku US ku Nashville, Tennessee, Nathan Fallill adalemba patsamba lake la Twitter: "Ino ndi nthawi yoti tiyambe kupanga mutu wotsatira wanyimbo mu The Kings of Leon. Zikomo kachiwiri kwa aliyense!"
Nyimbo yachisanu ndi chimodzi ya gululi Mechanical Bull idatulutsidwa pa Seputembara 24, 2013. Nyimbo yoyamba ya Albumyi, Supersoaker, idatulutsidwa pa Julayi 17, 2013.
Pa Okutobala 14, 2016, gululi lidatulutsa chimbale chawo cha 7th, Walls, kudzera pa RCA Record. Idafika pachimake pa nambala 1 pa Billboard 200. Nyimbo yoyamba yotulutsidwa mu chimbaleyi inali Waste a Moment.
Tsopano gululo limalemba nyimbo zabwino kwambiri, limapanga maulendo oyendayenda ndikusangalatsa mafani ake kwambiri.
Mafumu a Leon mu 2021
Kumayambiriro kwa Marichi 2021, kuperekedwa kwa chimbale chatsopano cha studio When You See Nokha chinachitika. Iyi ndiye situdiyo yachisanu ndi chitatu LP yopangidwa ndi Markus Dravs.
Oimba adatha kugawana nawo kuti kwa iwo iyi ndi mbiri yaumwini kwambiri pa nthawi yonse ya kukhalapo kwa gululi. Ndipo mafani adazindikiranso kuti zida zambiri zakale zimamveka m'mabanki.
