Matthews said fans can expect the
�party metal record� to be released in early 2004. They are currently recording
the album with producer Rob Schnapf.
He went on to explain why the band was
changing direction: "The first record was us going into the studio straight
from playing in a garage. With this record, we've been playing a lot of
the songs in soundcheck or at gigs for the last year or so.
"Some of the songs have a bit more of a Pavement feeling, something that never really came across much on the first record. Saying that, it's much heavier now with Hamish [Rosser, drums] and Ryan [Griffiths, guitar] playing, there's much more of a Van Halen influence.
"At the end of the day, I feel that finally we've made our party metal record."
NME furthered their report with this juicy
tidbit for fans of the band, �Despite heavy studio security, band insiders
have told NME that the new material is heavier than anything on Highly
Evolved, while the ballads resemble �early solo John Lennon�".
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