The Strokes have revealed that they scrapped several new tracks when working on their forthcoming album.
In terms of keeping fans waiting, The Strokes aren't quite in the same league as Guns N Roses. However the New Yorkers have a lax work ethic, allowing a five year gap to grow between albums.
Promising new material for the past 12 months, The Strokes recently re-entered the studio. Crafting new songs, it seems that the New York outfit were forced to scrap several tracks due to changing tastes.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, guitarist Albert Hammond Jr explained that the new album will be rigourously edited. Containing ten tracks, initial sessions were scrapped when the band changed their mind about the direction of the material.
Working in New York, the band decided to helm the record themselves with assistance from engineer Gus Osberg.
"We're all really excited to be stepping into the next chapter," he said. "We spent the last six months recording in my studio upstate and we are beyond thrilled with the 10 songs we have for this record."
The guitarist refused to be drawn on the exact nature of the material, but added that The Strokes were "excited" at the prospect of releasing a new album. "I'm positive that you'll be as excited as we are" he said.
The Strokes last released new material in 2006, with 'First Impressions Of Earth' being followed by a number of solo projects. Albert Hammond Jr released a solo album, which was blessed with the same filthy New Wave swagger which runs through the seminal New York outfit.
The Strokes are set to release their new album in 2011.
