Spiritualized are working on a new album, possibly for release in 2010, that draws influence from their own 1997 classic Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space.

Speaking to The Quietus, Jason Pierce explained how the band’s current touring of Ladies And Gentlemen – to tie in with its re-release later this month – has impacted on the making of the new LP.

“I’m not a big believer in backward steps, or thinking ‘Well, that worked then, let’s do it again’.

“But, I am making a record. And I’d be lying if…it’s very weird to lay out something you did 12 years ago in all its complexity and then get inside it enough to be able to play it live, and not have that get into some of the newer stuff we’re doing.

“It’s early days. We’ve put down some great, great songs…I think what [listening to] Ladies And Gentlemen… has done is raised the bar in a different way. Rather than just copying the sonics of that record and saying ‘How did we used to do it?’ or ‘We used to do it like this’, it’s raised the bar, and I think that’s good.”

The new album, which Pierce says will be release “when it’s done”, is the follow-up to 2008’s Songs In A&E. Read the full interview with The Quietus here.

Check out FACT’s Essential…Spiritualized for an in-depth guide to the band’s most important releases.