Out of all the bands that stormed the charts after the Strokes kicked in the door and near single-handedly revitalised the guitar music scene there were few that would have believed that the Kings of Leon would become the international superband they are today. While the Strokes struggled to replicate the pretty near perfect Is This It, the White Stripes played second fiddle to Jack White’s side projects and countless imitators and garage rock revivalists disappeared into obscurity the Followill Brothers (and cousin) slowly built up their fan base, culminating in the release of the massive airplay hit (and UK number one) Sex on Fire.

It was the last song on Because of the Times that would point the way forward for the KoL - the anthemic Arizona, a song to fill stadiums. Only by the Night would fulfil this promise and propel them to the top of their game, rubbing shoulders with U2 and Bruce Springsteen.

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