(Originally released to Patrons via https://www.patreon.com/riotactpodcast 1st October 2020) Steve and Remfry head back to 2003, to a time when Southern Indie rock quartet Kings of Leon weren't a boring band ... or maybe they were? Thanks to Michael Perry, who suggested we cover the band's debut album (although kindly, he gave us the choice between this and the band's 2004 follow-up Aha Shake Heartbreak). 17 years on, does the album live up to the ***** reviews and proclamation in The Village Voice that Youth and Young Manhood was "2003's finest rock debut? This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy