"The whole year, even though we've done a load of gigs, has been a bit of an expedition, really, to see what we can manage," Sumner told Rolling Stone earlier that day in a conversation that included Gilbert. "But I think it's been the best year of music for us ever. It's so enjoyable. The audiences have been fantastic."
Gilbert, who'd taken time off to raise her daughters, now in their teens, while husband Morris remained on the road, was particularly happy to be back, and shares Sumner's openness to future band projects, which could include recording another album next year. This November, The Lost Sirens, a seven-song set of tracks recorded during the sessions for 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call, will finally be released, and there's also the potential for a tour of North and South American next year.
"It's like starting afresh because we don't know what we're gonna do next," she elaborated with a laugh. "Instead of having years planned ahead, we can just do what we want."
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