311 Upcoming Album Updates

After 18 months since their last release 311 plans to release a new studio album this fall. ?Morale is really high right now,? frontman Nick Hexum tells Billboard.com. ?We needed a break, we?ve been working so hard and long. So, everyone has been doing their own thing. I?ve been traveling andfishing, doing things I do to relax. Now everyone is really jonesing to get back to our primary purpose, which is 311.?

He also said ?We don?t know when it?s going to be done. We?re not going to make any deadlines and promises, but it?s time we slightly reinvent ourselves.? Hexum also mentioned a conversation he had with his brother Chad, drummer, about their follow up to Don’t Tread On Me, ?Chad and I were having a conversation of combining dance hall and funk, a tiny bit like ?All Mixed up? but much more syncopated. I?d say that the funky, tight, high-energy stuff will come along but I?ve also been doing a lot of really complex finger picking on acoustic guitar in the style of Michael Hedges. But it?s taking influences from all over. It goes from hard rock like System Of A Down to Taproot to Wilco. I?m loving their new album. It?s all over the place with our influences. And, we always love reggae.?

Their summer tour kicks off on June 21st in Tucson, AZ. The band mentioned that a few songs are in the mix, but they can’t guarantee that any will hit the stage just yet.