Holy smoke
Kings Of Leon, creators of the much-lauded Holy Roller Novocaine EP, open their Irish account at Whelan's
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 27 Feb 2003
Kings Of Leon make their eagerly-awaited Irish debut at Whelan's on May 5th.
Consisting of three brothers and a cousin all surnamed Followill, the Americans have caused a major rumpus with their Holy Roller Novocaine EP, which sounds like The Strokes if they'd been raised in Alabama rather than New York.
In other words, an eight-legged blues, gospel and rawk party that you simply can't miss.
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