Kings Of Leon have revealed that they could start work on a new studio album later this year.

During an interview with MTV, drummer Nathan Followill said the band had worked out their issues following a difficult 2011 and will most ''probably start kicking around'' some new album ideas.

Last year the group abandoned a gig in Dallas on Friday (July 29) and then postponed a concert the following night (30) in Houston.

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Caleb Followill told the crowd at the time that his voice was “100% gone”, but that didn't stop many of those in attendance from speculating that the singer appeared drunk and unsteady on his feet during the concert

A statement released in August announced the group's cancelled dates tried to clarify that the singer not only had “voice issues” but was also suffering from “exhaustion”, and that the group simply “need to take a break”.

Nathan has now said: "Over the holidays, [you] break some bread, have some turkey, everyone makes up. I don't think it was as big as people thought it was, but the press machine takes it and runs with it."

''We're going to spend the next few months getting that up and running; kind of make it our little clubhouse to get there and just kind of goof off whenever we want to. But, I'd say within the next six months, we'll probably start kicking some stuff around.

Frontman Caleb also revealed he was in the early stages of the writing process for a new album. "I've been writing a lot," he said. "Kinda want everyone to get a little break from each other, but whenever they're ready, I want to play some stuff.

He added: "The melodies are really strong, and the lyrics that I have written I think are pretty good, but we'll see. These guys are always a good judge of if I'm going the right way with something or not."

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