BETH DITTO - SPONTANEOUS SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO

SPONTANEOUS SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO

Simian Mobile Disco claim their new album - which features vocals from Beth Ditto, Alexis Taylor and Gruff Rhys - was originally meant to be instrumental.

Simian Mobile Disco hate planning their albums.

The dance duo insist they worry if any of their completed songs sound like they initially envisaged as they fear it will make them "boring".

James Ford explained: "When we have ideas and they become fully realised, we think we've made a boring record. We're far more comfortable when we don't know what's going to happen next. And when we veer wildly off course halfway through, it's exciting."

According to the group, their new album, 'Temporary Pleasure' - which features vocals from stars including Gossip's Beth Ditto, Super Furry Animals singer Gruff Rhys and Hot Chip star Alexis Taylor - is a perfect example of their changing attitudes.

James added: "It might seem like we're showing off, but this isn't the album we intended to make. We planned for it to be mostly instrumental - techno-y and psychedelic. We only wanted vocals on a couple of tracks, but when we sent them out to some of those clever people who can sing and write lyrics, we got eight or nine back, all great, and we had to use them all."