KINGS OF LEON bassist Jared Followill has announced the formation of SMOKE & JACKAL, a new side project with Nick Brown of the Nashville rock group Mona.

'EP1,' the duo's first release, will hit stores and digital retailers on Oct. 16 through RCA Records.

Followill and Brown have previewed the project by releasing its first single, 'No Tell,' on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday (Aug. 22).

The song will be available for purchase on Aug. 28, with a proper music video forthcoming.

The self-produced Smoke & Jackal album will serve as a stopgap between KINGS OF LEON's 2010 disc 'Come Around Sundown' and their in-the-works sixth studio album.

Earlier this year, Followill popped the question to his girlfriend, Martha Patterson.

Here is the track list for Smoke & Jackal's 'EP1':

    1.    Fall Around
    2.    No Tell
    3.    You're Lost
    4.    Road Side
    5.    OK OK
    6.    Save Face