Catfish and the Bottlemen's second album is 'going amazing'

For any Catfish and the Bottlemen fans, we have good news - album number two is well on the way to being finished.

According to band members Johnny 'Bondy' Bond and Benji Blakeway, production on the follow-up to The Balcony is "going amazing".

It's being recorded at a studio in Los Angeles, in between festival dates around the world.

"We've got a few more weeks to finish it," says Benji.

"But to have it sounding as good as it is does already is very promising."

The first album only came out a year ago but the band don't want to wait around.

"We didn't want to rest as you don't know what could happen if you take a few months off. It might be harder to write songs."

Bondy says: "It also allows us to take longer to do the second one and the process doesn't feel rushed.

"I think we naturally adapt to being in the studio and our producer said he's never had such a hard working band with him."

Catfish and the Bottlemen's Benji and Bondy

Bondy and Benji speak to us in their dressing room at Leeds Festival, the day after their appearance at Reading.

"This summer has been manic and exciting and our feet haven't touched the ground," says Benji. "We've not had a minute to think but that's how you want it."

A lot of the summer has been spent building their profile in the States, where they've done three US tours so far in 2015.

A fourth is scheduled for September.

Pacifier was one of the songs Catfish and the Bottlemen performed in Reading.

"The American fans are diehard," says Bondy. "It's a different kind of fandom and they're dedicated wherever you go.

"The venues we played are 400 to 500 capacity but we get there and some fans have been waiting for 12 hours before the gig."

A staple of building profiles in America is appearances on the late night US talk shows.

After performing on David Letterman's show earlier in the year, they recently made an appearance on Conan O'Brien.

Catfish and the Bottlemen tweeted a photo of Conan O'Brien when they were appearing on his show.

"Conan was the one we wanted to do. It was great fun," says Benji.

"When you join a band and go to the US, performing on those shows make you think you're actually there.

"We grew up watching videos on YouTube watching Letterman and Conan. It's where you judged how bands sounded live. Performing on them is what you dreamed of."

You can watch full sets and videos from more than 40 acts at BBC Reading/Leeds.

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