The Drums: "Kings of Leon should split up"

Are we seeing some sort of rock beef emerging? The Drums frontman Jonathan Pierce suggested Kings of Leon to split up.

“I would advise them to split up and stop making music,” he said. “I don’t think they’re really helping anybody – they’ve never made a song that’s really touched me in any way. I honestly think that the new Britney Spears record is better than their songs – it sounds like a really great pop song and that’s what I really like.”

In addition, Pierce also had a few words for the trio’s chart-topping single “Sex On Fire”:

“They’re very American bar rock and it’s not interesting, it doesn’t affect me at all. That ‘Sex On Fire’ song is one of the worst songs I’ve heard in my life. I do have to say that Jared was a very kind man and he’s smarter than he’s letting on. I don’t think he really enjoys the music that Kings Of Leon are putting out. I’ve had long conversations with him and he’s very open to me. He has really great taste in music and likes really great bands – I think he looks at Kings of Leon and it’s just a job that he has. I think that’s a really sad place to be – going through the motions. To misrepresent yourself in a creative atmosphere seems a little dark to me.”

Kings of Leon cancelled their U.S. tour after frontman Caleb Followill stormed offstage in Dallas and has since been diagnosed with “exhaustion” and “vocal problems.” Thoughts?

Source: NME