The Happy Mondays Return With New Album

The Happy Mondays are recording a new album, their first in fourteen years.

The band though currently without a record deal have been working with US hip hop producer Sunny Levine on the new long player, the follow up to 1992’s ‘Yes, Please’.

The album is currently being mixed by U2 and Bjork producer Howie B who told BBC 6 Music: "Sunny has done a fantastic job getting the best out of the band. Shaun is writing about what he's always written about, whatever's happening in his life really.”

“His health, drugs, the weather. In fact there's a beautiful song about the weather that he's written and it's a classic."

He also revealed that legendary guitarist Ry Cooder makes an appearance on the record.

He added: "It's a mental project. It's really exciting, quite incredible. It's Shaun back on it. Shaun's a diamond. He's singing well, he's rapping well, his lyrics are just right on it.”

“His language, which was always unique, has got even better. And he looks great. I wouldn't say he looks sexy, but he looks great."

There is no news of a title, track names or release date as of yet.