The Vines have postponed the release their second album - which was expected this year – though they have revealed that, when it does come out, it will sound like a cross between Pavement and Van Halen.
Bassist Patrick Matthews said: "The first record was us going into the studio straight from playing in a garage. With this record, we've been playing a lot of the songs in soundcheck or at gigs for the last year or so. Some of the songs have a bit more of a Pavement feeling, something that never really came across much on the first record. Saying that, it's much heavier now with Hamish [Rosser, drums] and Ryan [Griffiths, guitar] playing, there's much more of a Van Halen influence. At the end of the day, I feel that finally we've made our party metal record."
The band is currently recording at the Bearsville Studios (NY) with producer Rob Schnapf.