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Snow Patrol are set to break a six-year hiatus with the release of a new album.

Singer Gary Lightbody has said that the band is set to return to the studio in May with producer Jacknife Lee to begin work on their seventh studio. This will be their first album release since 2011’s Fallen Empires.

Writing on Instagram, Lightbody said: “For the folks asking about the new Snow Patrol album, here’s the news.

“We had a breakthrough recording session in February and are on the home straight. The awesome Jacknife Lee is in the producer’s chair as usual, and we have more time with him in the studio in May/June and will be finished by the end of June.

“Hopefully that gives us plenty of time to bring the album out this year, that is the plan.

“Plans are fallible but we’ll damn well try our best.”

He went on to say that despite some setbacks, Snow Patrol were now on the “right track”.

He continued: “There have been a few false starts so I didn’t want to post something until I knew we were on the right track. We are.

“It’s sounding mighty. I’m very proud of what we’ve done so far and cannot wait for you all to hear it.

“Thank you all for your patience and support. Six years is a bloody eternity between albums we know so the fact people are still asking when it's coming means a lot to us. We’ll post updates from the studio from late May onwards.”

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