Kings of Leon are getting in on the act and showing that despite their lofty position as one of the biggest acts in the world, they can still do things like indie acts – including having mates leak albums and their Myspace site crashing. A week before it’s due for release, and almost two weeks after it leaked online, the band are streaming their new album Come Around Sundown. At the time of writing, however, their Myspace site had crashed due to the volume of traffic on it. Guitarist Matthew Followill has also admitted that the band was frequently shitfaced on whiskey while in the studio, particularly when recording vocal takes. “For some reason, we started drinking whiskey so early, like right when we got [to the studio],” he reckons. “So by the end of the night, we’re like ‘Let’s just do some vocals and sing what Caleb’s singing — twenty people, all the crew, everybody that worked there were all in the room with a couple of room mics.”
Check out the band’s interviews here: www.youtube.com/users/kingsofleon
And stream the album here – when their Myspace stops crashing: www.myspace.com/kingsofleon
