'Mountains' rockers Biffy Clyro have revealed that they're working on a brand new album at the moment and creativity is flowing freely between them all.

During an interview with XFM, the band's frontman Simon Neil explained that he has written a considerable number of songs for a new record so progress is definitely being made:

"I've written about 14 songs so far. We're kind of doing some demos of them at the moment. The fact that the ball is rolling on this record is very exciting, I think we'll look to record it maybe the start of next year, possibly out for the end of next year. To me making a record, it's an ongoing process. You might not be ready to record it in a couple of months but the creativity and the evolution of the band, it picks up exactly where it left off."

Neil went on to add that after the group's summer performances and commitments they plan to go off the radar for a while in order to hone their focus on getting the record going:

"It's probably wise for us to disappear for a wee while, as well. We've had so much love from people and they've been so kind but there's nothing worse than a band that just stays in your face for ages and ages so we'll probably disappear for a while and hopefully you guys will miss us."

Watch a recent interview with Biffy Clyro here: