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Hot Chip will begin working on their next album after Christmas, it has been revealed.

Guitarist Al Doyle says the electro quintet plan to record the follow-up to last February's Made In The Dark in the new year, but will take their time over it.

He told BBC 6Music: “We’re not rushed about it, we’ve all had a very busy year.

“We’re quite exhausted, so I think probably the earliest it would be out is autumn and we would be working fast to do that.”

Each member of the band has also been working on a body of solo material, which could all see the light of day before the end of 2009.

Doyle explained: “We’ve got lots of stuff that might come out anyway, some other little projects. So, there’ll definitely be Hot Chip or Hot Chip related music coming out.

“Alexis [Taylor] just released a solo album. Felix [Martin]and I will probably release an album next year that we’ve been working on and I know Joe [Goddard]’s got various different projects that he’s keeping on the back-burner."