Elbow are slowly crafting new songs at their Manchester studio.
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has admitted that his band has had an "amazing" year but is now working on new material.
Speaking to Teletext's Planet Sound, the singer revealed that the group are working at a steady pace, sticking to four-day weeks and not expecting to release their next record until 2011.
Despite this, Elbow still have "20 odd" song ideas, which they listen to at their Manchester studio periodically and "have a culling".
"It goes on like that, until there are really solid foundations for 15 or 16 songs," Garvey explained.
He also told the news provider that the lyrics for the new material are being inspired by his choice to start a family with his partner Emma, leading him to write songs about his childhood home.
In addition, Garvey pointed out that he is busy away from Elbow and is co-producing the next I Am Kloot album, The Sky At Night.
Recently, Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons told BBC 6 Music that the third Arcade Fire album is being produced by Markus Dravs.
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