Edited sentence: Following the release of the album the Kings of Leon were chosen to tour with fellow American rock band The Strokes and U2.The album was recorded between the Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, CA, with producer Ethan Johns (son of producer Glyn Johns who most notably worked with the Rolling Stones and the Eagles).. The album received critical acclaim outside the US in particular, where NME declared it one of the best debut album of the last 10 years.The band's RCA debut album, Youth and Young Manhood was released in the UK in July 2003, and in the United States in August of the same year