Smashing Pumpkins' drummer Jimmy Chamberlain has spoken about the bands highly anticipated return saying “great things are on track”.

The band recently regrouped for recording sessions and on their myspace blog Chamberlain talked about how things have been going.

He wrote: "Great things are on track for the future. As some of you know we are indeed creating music again. Music that comes from a place so pure it will burn the lies off the very souls of those who try to discount it.”

"We have arrived at a place in our lives where truth and honesty prevail and we are creating from that place."

The band have been working with former Queen producer Roy Thomas Barker and Chamberlain described it as “one of the best musical experiences we have ever had"

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Frank Black has revealed that Pixies are set to start work on their first alum in 15 years in January.

Despite Black saying earlier this year that the band had given up on the project after struggling to write new material it seems that it will now definitely happen.

He told NME: "We're rehearsing in January, if we can persuade Kim (Deal, bassist) to come out of her house. We offered to go to her but we figured if we book the rehearsals she'll show up.”

Talking about the reasoning behind the decision Black added: "Since we got back together we've played almost everywhere we can.”

“I know we like playing and everyone likes touring together, so to keep doing that and not record anything is kind of like being a county fair band."

"We don't want to do that, so the only thing we can do is become a vital band again. So it's just a matter of doing it, I guess."

He also revealed that the band plan to release a new Best Of album in early 2007 also.

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