Patrick Wolf has been speaking about the new material that he's working on for a new album, which he expects to release in the spring of 2008. The singer-songwriter says that it's got a strong political element, inspired by his experiences on tour in the US recently.
Wolf told NME.com: "I'm writing my fourth record right now and I just finished all the demos...it's quite a political record and a lot to do with my reaction to America during my recent tour. It's also about my general disappointment in the apathy of the people in the world. So I want to get it out as soon as possible to sort of help things a little bit".
He continued: "I never thought I would write politically. I really would say I don't know that much about politics. I'd always rather focus on things that made me very happy and inspired. But I'm starting to feel like there are no Joni Mitchells in our generation. There are no Bob Dylans. There's no one speaking about things in an articulate, artistic human way. I kind of feel it's my duty. I'm not gonna start being a politician because I don't know much about politics. But I know how it feels to be living as a human being with all our governments fighting each other and killing people. This album will be communicating that through music and words".