October 4, 2007 11:10
Portishead pretend to ditch new album
Frontman says it's 'pretty good' actually
Portishead have pretended to ditch their third album.
The group, who have not released any new material since their second self-titled album from 1997, had completed all the new tracks in June last year.
Posting on the band’s official websitefounder Geoff Barrow joked: "'Ello, we have mixed all the tracks and the whole album is shit, so were going to start all over again.
"OK, only kidding... sorry! It sounds pretty good, but we have to go back to a few things in the next few weeks though. it sounds pretty different from what we have done before. I don't think the fondue society will be happy. Oh well, like the bee joke ends....... Fuk 'em. Bye. Geoff."
Since their last album singer Beth Gibbons released a solo album, ’Out Of Season’, in 2002 with collaborator Rustin’ Man.
Visit NME Video for the latest music videos and artist interviews
You may need to upgrade your Flash Player
You can download the latest flash plugin here.
If you have installed flash but keep getting this message:
1. Try to bypass flash plugin detection here.
2. Ensure you have javascript enabled in your browser.
3. Try using Firefox
Listen to more Free Music at we7.com
Comments do not always reflect the views of NME, or IPC Media, for guidelines visit our Ts & Cs page