The Strokes' studio return

17-10-2008 13:15

The Strokes are to record a new album next year.Bassist Nikolai Fraiture - who recently made his debut with side-project Nickel Eye - has confirmed the band will return to the studio in February to record their long-awaited follow up to 2006's 'First Impressions of Earth' after taking an extended break to allow the individual members to work on solo projects.He said: "We are looking at going into the studio in February now and getting back to being a band again. "I'm excited about moving on from this phase and using all the experience we have from projects like this for our fourth album."Doing stuff like this is necessary for us because we've been in the same band for so long."It will definitely bring something more interesting to the next record."Explaining the reason for their absence, Nikolai added to BBC Newsbeat: "It started with Nick Valensi having twins with his wife two years ago and he asked for a good amount of time off.