Poor Kings Of Leon. Once the darlings of the music industry, public opinion quickly swayed from southern sex symbols to rock n roll has-beens. Indeed, their sex was no longer on fire, and it’s been nearly three years since the release of their last studio LP, Come Around Sundown, which at best could be described as lacklustre.
According to USA Today, the group who have been notably absent from the rock n roll arena lately are planning a comeback, with what will be their sixth studio LP.
Kings Of Leon have been busy dropping hints about the new album, entitled Mechanical Bull, with Jared Followil revealing he was “amazed how youthful it sounds. It’s like a mix ofYouth & Young Manhood and Because Of The Times.”
Now the group have given us a little sneak peak of what to expect with a new song, performed at the Governor’s Ball in New York City over the weekend. The next song is called ‘Super Soaker’ and you can have a listen yourself below.
The boys from Nashville will be hoping to emulate the success of Only By The Night, which spawned a number of #1 hits, went on to sell over 600,000 copies in Australia and was certified 9x platinum, whereas Come Around Sundown struggled to sell a quarter of its predecessor with just over 140,000 sales in Australia.
But following the release of their 2010 album, the worst was yet to come for the group, who cancelled their entire US tour in August 2011 after they were forced to abandon a show in Dallas halfway through due to frontman Caleb Followill being spectacularly drunk, leaving the stage and refusing to return. There were reports that his bandmates wanted him in rehab, although his mother denied such claims at the time.
Their last Australian tour was also also wrought with difficulty. First postponed after drummer Nathan Followill had surgery on his arm and was unable to play, they then suffered a set back after Qantas messed up their flights, forcing then to travel through a convoluted route and amassing an incredible 24 hours flying time just to get down under.
Mechanical Bull is due to be released on September 24th.
