Kings of Leon’s new music video for the single “Radioactive”- What Were They Thinking!!

   

Jared Followill hugging children like Michael Jackson. Enough Said.

 

The promo video for the new single “Radioactive” by Kings of Leon was released recently and boy was it funny!!! I am pretty sure the director never intended it to be as such. It showcases the band members going back to their roots. The ‘roots’, seriously?? It all looks so superficial with every band member (sans Caleb) looking totally uncomfortable with black kids around them. “It is the water”, sings Caleb… So Give these band members their water (booze) and watch them go (plz don’t make them act in such a plot). The good news is that Caleb occupies most of the screen space, the bad news is that other band members soon follow and it looks like they have been forced by the director to act ‘nice’. All Followills are playing football, riding bicycles,(even flying kites.. oh Christ), having hot-dogs etc. basically having a good time… You would think…  I am pretty sure that everyone after completing his shot would rush to the van and see others suffering…

The song itself is quite good with a little ‘gospel’ influence evident and Caleb carries it quite well but the promo video disappoints. “Come Around Sundown” (their next album) is going to be released exactly a month from now (huge expectation from that album after ‘Only By The Night’, ‘Because of The Times’ and ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’) but If such promos continue to appear, God Save The Kings of Leon and God Save Us.