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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kings-of-leons-caleb-followill-reveals-how-a-series-of-family-tragedies-led-to-an-album-unlike-anything-theyve-ever-made-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:51:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:10:24+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/kings-of-leons-caleb-followill-reveals-how-a-series-of-family-tragedies-led-to-an-album-unlike-anything-theyve-ever-made-exclusive/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, TV, World

## Key points

- Family bereavements shaped Kings of Leon’s new album.
- Caleb Followill says writing about grief became therapeutic.
- *O My Beloved* is due out on 6 November.

## Summary

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.

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