Dave Matthews Band have been in a deep groove lately, releasing two of their best studio albums to date (2009’s Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King and 2012’s Away From the World) within the past few years — on top of their typical stage domination. And Matthews is already riding that wave of creativity in the recording studio: In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the frontman says he’s working with producer Rob Cavallo and engineer Doug McKean on a new album.
“I’ve been in the studio trying to get a couple of things ready for the band to go back in, having fun,” Matthews notes, though mentioning he wants to breathe new life into the band’s sound. “I’m just trying to come up with something that doesn’t sound like the past.”
Though Matthews was vague about what shape the album will take, he did mention that some older material might be included on the upcoming LP, the band’s ninth.
“There are some songs the band has been playing for a long time,” he says. “And then whenever I start messing around in the studio, I start writing, so hopefully we can come up with something worth listening to.”
Are you guys excited about this news? DMB usually take a few years between studio albums, so it looks like Matthews is really in the zone.
