THE ZUTONS have begun to write their third studio album and follow-up to 2006’s Tired Of Hanging Around.

The band is recording in Los Angeles with producer George Drakoulias (Primal Scream, Tom Petty, The Black Crowes). The still untitled album is due out this spring.

The group is also slated to play the Isle of Wight Festival this summer.

On making the new album, lead singer/guitarist Dave McCabe adds. “At first I was a bit scared at the thought of going to LA to make this album because we’ve never been away to record before. Since we’ve got here it’s been sound though, we’ve been buzzing off the Americans, it’s taken our heads to a different place and it’s brought us closer together. Sometimes you have to go a million miles away or get on a plane for ten hours to get closer together.

George (the producer) is funny as fuck, he’s like a walking jukebox and he’s getting a good vibe in the room. It definitely feels different with an American producer than what we’re used to and I think that’s a good thing for us now.”

The group has been enjoying a bit of notoriety as of late with producer Mark Ronson, along with Amy Winehouse taking a stab at covering their song “Valerie”. Then James Morrison went and did a cover of that version. Essentially covering a cover.

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