Bombay Bicycle Club say they have an 'identity crisis'

Bombay Bicycle Club admit to an identity crisis with their third album but say it's "no big deal".

The band say A Different King Of Fix is a slight departure for them.

"I've been making a lot of electric music while we've been on tour, so some of that's found its way onto the album," said singer Jack Steadman.

"The single Shuffle is probably the most drastically different. The rest is more like what we were doing before, four guitars in a room."

The band from Crouch End only finished secondary school three years ago to commit full time to music.

In that time they have crammed a lot in, already releasing their third album.

Mixing it up

Single Ivy & Gold, which was released as a double A-part with the track Flaws, is their most successful track to date charting at number 56 in 2008.

The single came from their second album, also titled Flaws, and has a more acoustic sound.

Bassist Ed Nash said the band didn't really think too much about what they wrote and that they should always just come naturally.

"In general we have an identity crisis," he said. "A lot of people, when we came out with Flaws, were like, 'This is not really you guys.' But it's no big deal."

Bombay Bicycle Club are set to tour the UK in October and say they're happy with things the way they are.

"We just hope people like the music and play shows and just happily surprised when people turn up," said Jack Steadman.

"I think we just like the fact we get to travel around the world and we don't have to pay. If we can keep doing that then I will be happy."

Bombay Bicycle Club are playing Underage Festival 2011.

The one-day event, which takes place at Victoria Park on 5 August, is only for 13 to 17-year-olds.