Fleetwood Mac are in the midst of recording a new album, vocalist Christine McVie has confirmed. According to McVie, the band are already halfway through recording their first album since 2003’s Say You Will.
“We cut seven songs in the studio already for the start of a brand-new studio album, which we did probably nearer two years ago,” she told Rolling Stone. “We shelved that temporarily and then went on the road and did the tour.”
“And now, actually, I think we’re going back in, in October to try to finish it off. Stevie [Nicks] hasn’t participated yet, but hope springs eternal. She’s going on a solo tour at the moment.”
“Lindsey [Buckingham] and I, we have plenty of songs,” the singer added. “There are tons more in the bag that we have yet to record. And they’re fantastic. So we’re going to carry on and try to finish the record.”
“And then maybe if Stevie doesn’t want to be part of that then we can go out and just do some smaller concerts.” McView said there is a possibility of touring as a four-piece without Nicks and embarking on a larger-scale tour later with the singer.
However, as NME notes, when speaking to Billboard earlier this month Nicks wasn’t so sure about recording with Fleetwood Mac again. “Is it possible that Fleetwood Mac might do another record? I can never tell you yes or no, because I don’t know. I honestly don’t know,” she said.
“It’s like, do you want to take a chance of going in and setting up in a room for like a year [to record an album] and having a bunch of arguing people? And then not wanting to go on tour because you just spent a year arguing?”
