ANARCHIC Chumbawamba have been busy recording their new album in a remote holiday cottage at Giggleswick.

Speaking to Pulse, singer Alice Nutter also revealed that the band have taken a new direction for the almost-finished album.

The outspoken agit/pop outfit, featuring four members from Burnley, demoed the new material in Bradford before relocating to record at the cottage.

Alice said: "It's like dance beats with folk influences over the top -- but not twee folk. It's got real passion and guts."

With 30 tracks recorded, the the plan is to narrow the final selection down to 14 for the album, which should be out late summer.

Of recording, Alice said: " We've had a great time making the record. We worked all day and drank all night".

The band took the Audience Award for best documentary at the Leeds Film Festival.

Their entry, Well Done . . . Now Sod Off, documents the story of 20 years of Chumbawamba.

But unlike most back-slapping pop videos, theirs allowed people the chance say why they hated the band so much.

The accusations levelled at the group were not so much about their musical ability but about their approach of getting actively involved with issues they believe in.

The film is now scheduled to be shown at the Dublin Film Festival and the Havana Festival in New York.