Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has spoken about the funk rock unit’s tenth studio album.
Smith spoke to MusicRadar.com, revealing details about their first album in almost five years.
He said that they’ll whittle down over twenty songs to assemble an album, specifying that it won’t be a double like 2006’s mammoth Stadium Arcadium.
“We always cut a lot of songs and see which ones rise and which ones fall,” he said, “that's just how we like to work”.
The band are working with uber-producer Rick Rubin, and it’ll be their first album with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who replaced the erstwhile John Frusciante.
Smith spoke about how the multi-instrumentalist Klinghoffer is fitting in.
He said, “Things are a bit different. You know, he’s a different guy. But he’s doing great. He’s got a terrific sound, he’s very musical, he’s full of ideas – we’re enjoying working with him.”
He tipped that the album will be out next March, saying, “We're definitely hoping to have it out by next summer. It's been a long time in coming.”
Smith also revealed that the band are already booked for a summer festival next year, but didn’t specify which one.
