Friendly Fires frontman Ed Macfarlane has recently unveiled band's plans of releasing a new material. He explained that their latest material may not fit within the Friendly Fires mould, and that they may decide to unveil it as part of a separate project, apparently under a new name. "We've been working on eight-minute-long tracks that don't sound anything like what we do now," he told The Mirror.

He added: "The music is what it's all about for us so if it means we release under a different name then that's fine." "Thank you for raving in this terrible weather," acknowledged frontman Macfarlane. "Just imagine you're on a tropical island right now."

The band just finished the second night of this year's Lovebox Festival in June. They will perform at the upcoming Berlin Festival alongside Franz Ferdinand and Sigur Rós, during the festival which will be held on September 7 to 8.

Band's Summer tour dates as follows:

• 12 July : Gurtenfestival, Bern, Switzerland
• 14 July : Red Rocks Tour, Novosibirsk, Russia
• 17 July : GlavClub, St Petersburg, Russia
• 19 July : Slottsfjell, Tønsberg, Norway
• 20 July : Positivus Festival, Salacgriva, Lativia
• 27 July : The Arches (DJ Set), Glasgow, Scotland
• 28 July : Global Gathering, Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom
• 31 July : Amnesia (DJ Set), Ibiza, Spain
• 07 August : Terraneo Festival, Šibenik, Croatia
• 09 August : Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary