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The band comprises brothers <strong>Caleb Followill,</strong> <strong>Jared Followill</strong> and <strong>Nathan Followill</strong> joined by their cousin, <strong>Matthew Followill. </strong>The family has expanded with kids in the mix now, and they all will be hitting the road together. “Everybody goes. It’s so fun. It’s like we couldn’t do it if it wasn’t like that. It’s basically a European vacation and we play some shows, so it’s great,” Matthew told Audacy’s <strong>Dallas</strong>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clwfamsdt000i3b7jq694opiz@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Nathan’s family will be accompanying the band on tour as well. “It’s like working from home. 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I think maybe we expected that people would love and like 'Nowhere to Run' because it's kind of singly. Yeah, I don’t know, it’s amazing. I love it so much. We’re so excited to play it and go on the road and tour it,” Matthew said.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clwfbhvnu000o357klh5qyad8@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The guitarist also theorized about the reasoning behind the surprise success of “Seen.” He related the fact that the song is the last on the record to the notion that people tend to enjoy something more when they feel like they discovered it themselves.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clwfamt0c000o3b7j1lde11in@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'He argued it’s similar to the pride one feels when he or she is the first to introduce the friend group to a great indie band. 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