Yeah Yeah Yeahs to release new album next year

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have revealed they will release their third album next year, and are claiming it will sound "very different" to their previous efforts.

The New York band have posted a new blog on their MySpace page, explaining that they are close to finishing the new album, which will be their first since 2006's 'Show Your Bones'.

"New record is getting closer to being done done done!" they wrote. "You still won't be hearing it until 2009 but damn, are we close to finishing it, and only after a year of writing and recording!

"Will it sound kind of like 'Show Your Bones'? No, been there done that. What about [2007 EP] 'Is Is'? Is that more of the direction it's going in? Absolutely not, it sounds VERY different.

"Did we go back to our roots and write something closer to [2003 debut] 'Fever to Tell'? No looking back now silly, just full speed ahead.

"What does it sound like? Not much like anything you've heard from us before. Does it sound like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? You bet your sweet ass it does.

"We can hardly wait ourselves, we miss all of you and we've been working extra hard on this one with the intention to make you as happy as possible. Just wanted to drop a line to let you in on how quickly we're approaching the finishing line and to GET PSYYYYYYYYYYYYCHED."

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