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5SOS's Ashton Irwin on new album: 'I don't want to write about the same things again'

Australian pop-punkers 5 Seconds Of Summer may have only recently released their debut self-titled album, but they're already starting work on their follow up offering and want to explore new themes on the record. 

Speaking exclusively to Billboard about their sophomore record, member Ashton Irwin explained that they're aiming to get it ready for a 2015 release: "We definitely would like to have another album out there some time next year. We'll start working on it and see what happens."

"We've been on tour [with One Direction] for a few months, so we've just been playing lots of tour and doing lots of promo. We haven't had much time to get back in the studio at the moment. I think when you're on the road you've got to just live out what's happening, then when you get back to the studio you've got a lot to write about."

The 20-year-old drummer went onto add that it's important to him to experience personal growth between albums so that the subject matter isn't simply recycled and reused: "I don't want to write the same album again, so I go out there and see what life has for me, and then I'll go back and I'll write about it. We've got a lot of time coming up, actually, to write and record again, so I'm really looking forward to that 'cause I'm feeling like I miss that at the moment."

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