Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme teases work on new album

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Muse, and suggested that the band are already thinking about a new album.The bassist opened up about potential new material from the band during a new interview with Leona Graham, and suggested that fans can hope to see a new album being shared in 2026.During the interview, Wolstenholme was asked about the current status of the band – particularly with them not being signed to any label at the moment – and asked if this is something that would have to change before they could share any new music.“We will [sign to a label], obviously.

I think we’re gonna start work on the next record fairly soon,” he responded. “I think for the last few albums we’ve been with Warner and we’ve extended after each album.

We may do the same again; we may go with a new label, who knows.”He continued, adding that the break between now and their last studio release, 2022’s ‘Will Of The People’, felt “natural” to take after their time touring, and that the members aren’t as willing to share a new record as often as they did in the past.“When you finish touring an album, and [when] the band has been around a bit longer, the gaps between albums get a little bit bigger.

I don’t think we can be banging out new albums every two years like we used to,” he explained. “But it gives you that opportunity to reset a little bit and think about what’s gonna happen going forward.”“I think we’ll start very, very soon, like in the next couple of months,” Wolstenholme added, giving an idea of the timeframe needed. “We’ve got a few gigs in June.