Kings of Leon are back with O My Beloved, their tenth studio album, arriving on Friday, November 6, 2026. It's the band's first album they've produced entirely themselves, and the story behind it starts with a family injury and a pile of acoustic songs. This guide covers the full tracklist, what's confirmed about each song, and how the record came together.
Heads up: the album is out tomorrow, so this breakdown sticks to what the band and major music outlets have confirmed. Where only a title is known, I say so rather than guess. This post will be updated after release.
O My Beloved at a Glance
- Release date: November 6, 2026
- Label: LoveTap Records, through Virgin Music Group
- Production: self-produced by the band, a first in their career
- Length: 13 tracks
- Follows: Can We Please Have Fun (2024)
- Themes: family, childhood memories, and how experiences take on more meaning with age
- Singles so far: "My Whole World," "Cold Blue Dawn," and "KOYSAR"
The Story Behind the Album
In 2025, frontman Caleb Followill badly injured his foot while playing with his kids at home. Surgery and recovery meant the band had to miss their scheduled European shows that summer. With unexpected time off the road, Caleb began writing on an acoustic guitar, returning to the stripped-down style he and drummer Nathan Followill used in their earliest days. Those songs were strong enough that the band set aside electric material they had already been developing and built the album around the new batch instead.
The lineup is the same family band it has always been: brothers Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill, plus their cousin Matthew. Taking on production themselves for the first time in more than 20 years gave them full control of how the songs developed. Since their last album, the band also guested on Zach Bryan's 2025 song "Bowery" and surprise-released an EP titled #2.
Track-by-Track Breakdown
1. "Intro"
The album opens with a track simply titled "Intro." The band hasn't shared more about it.
2. "My Whole World"
The lead single, released alongside the album announcement in September. It was written during Caleb's recovery and is a song about family, gratitude, and making time to be together, inspired in part by an upcoming family cruise. The music video is built from the Followill family's old home movies, including footage from the brothers' childhood.
3. "Cold Blue Dawn"
The second single comes with an unusual visual: a lyric video made with The Weather Channel, using NASA Landsat satellite imagery of rivers, coastlines, mountains, and farmland to form the shapes of the words. It's a collaboration that grew out of an earlier Weather Channel feature using the band's music.
4. "The Hand"
Only the title has been confirmed.
5. "Rose"
Title only for now.
6. "Make It Count"
Title only for now.
7. "KOYSAR"
The odd title is an acronym for "Kick Off Your Shoes and Run." It was released as a single in October and draws on childhood memories, celebrating the freedom and spontaneity of growing up.
8. "Feel the Love"
Title only for now.
9. "Blue Jeans and Diamonds"
Title only for now.
10. "Warm Company"
Title only for now.
11. "Forever Endeavor"
Title only for now.
12. "Pretty Thing"
A song that looks back on a high-school romance, fitting the album's focus on memory and the passage of time.
13. "Get You Down"
The closer. No further details have been shared.
How It Fits in Kings of Leon's Catalogue
The band came out of Nashville in the early 2000s with a raw, Southern-influenced sound on their debut Youth and Young Manhood, then hit global fame with 2008's Only by the Night, which included "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody." Coming after years of polished, arena-sized records, O My Beloved is billed as their most intimate and personal release yet, so it's likely to sound quieter and closer than the albums that made them famous.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Kings of Leon's O My Beloved come out?
The album is released on Friday, November 6, 2026.
How many songs are on O My Beloved?
The album has 13 tracks, opening with "Intro" and closing with "Get You Down."
Who produced O My Beloved?
Kings of Leon produced it themselves, the first time they've done so for an entire studio album.
What does KOYSAR stand for?
It stands for "Kick Off Your Shoes and Run."
Is this Kings of Leon's tenth album?
Yes, O My Beloved is their tenth studio album and follows Can We Please Have Fun from 2024.
Where to Listen and Read the Lyrics
Once the album is out, you can stream it on the major platforms. For the words themselves, use the licensed lyrics shown alongside the songs in services like Apple Music and Spotify rather than copied lyric sites.
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