Take That have started work on their ninth studio album.
The group released their most recent long-player, ‘Wonderland’, in 2017, followed by their ‘Odyssey’ compilation album a year later.
Speaking on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show, frontman Gary Barlow revealed: “We’ve started a little bit of writing but we’re not due to officially start until the new year.
“Hopefully [there’ll be an album out] next year, but we’ve got to write some hits,” he added (via The Sun).
Earlier this year, the hitmaker revealed he, Mark Owen and Howard Donald had been mooting ideas remotely, confirming plans for a lead single in late spring 2023.
“You’ll hear a single just before the summer next year and the album will be released around October,” he said. “And the following year we’ve put the whole of it aside for a world tour.
“We haven’t done a world tour for years. So we will take this new record everywhere and there will be a few surprise places that we haven’t toured before.”
In addition to new music, Take That were recently confirmed as the latest headliners of BST Hyde Park 2023.
The boy band will perform their only show of 2023 at the annual central London concert series on July 1, with The Script and Sugababes providing support.
“We’re so excited to be back together and that BST Hyde Park will be the first stage we perform on in almost four years,” the group said in a statement.
“We have incredible memories of playing there in 2016, and we can’t wait to see everyone in July.”
Tickets are on general sale now.
