Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill Reveals How a Series of Family Tragedies Led to an Album Unlike Anything They’ve Ever Made (Exclusive)

Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill says a period of family bereavements and his own injury prompted him to write in a more personal way for the band’s upcoming album, *O My Beloved*. He describes the record as a departure from the group’s usual approach and says the songwriting became therapeutic as he began addressing grief he had set aside.

The band had kept its sadness out of 2024’s *Can We Please Have Fun*, but after breaking his foot on tour, Followill began writing about his mother, emotions and fears. He says his grandmother, mother, uncle and aunt had died during a difficult stretch, and that the band supported his shift from their familiar rock style. Due out on 6 November, the album was made independently, without a label, and is intended to reflect life’s highs, lows and defining moments.