Back to work

Hard at work in the studio right now: Starsailor, who are pledging they're going to bring back the ballads:

"I think we have struck a great balance between our heavier side and our more emotional downbeat side. There are some stompers certainly but also the ballads are back! I can't wait for you to hear some of these songs and we hope to be able to play them live for you in the near future."

They do sound better when they're miserable, so that's good news.

Less encouragingly, The Kooks have returned to Brighton to start pulling together a second album. You can see why, what with the first one having been so popular and everything, but... it's still not a tantalising prospect, is it?