NEWS: The Vaccines Announce Plans For Second Album

British indie rockers The Vaccines have announced plans for their long awaited second album.

The band, who are currently touring Australia as part of the Big Day Out, will record the follow up to their 2011 album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? in Belgium under the watchful eye of producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams/Kings of Leon).

Speaking to NME frontman Justin Young had this to say about how the album is shaping up:

"It's mostly written and we're going into the studio in Belgium in March to start recording so it'll definitely be out this year, without a doubt. We've definitely got six songs written that we all want to be on the record, but there's tonnes of other new songs and we're actually going into the studio out in Australia to work on ideas. I think we're in a good place with it and it's quite exciting.”

"The reason we wanted to work with Ethan is not because he's a hit manufacturer, but he's a real songs man. If you listen to the records he's made, there's a real warmth there, all his albums are simple, but really well crafted and it feels like they really breathe. Our first record is quite linear, so it'd be nice to have something that breathes a bit more and with a bit more warmth and maturity, but that still sounds like us."

By Christopher Reive