The Enemy talk up 'easy second album'

The Enemy have brushed aside notions of a difficult second album, insisting that their new LP was easier to record than their debut.

Frontman Tom Clarke told Xfm that the band is "massively proud" of Music For The People, the follow-up to 2007's We'll Live And Die In These Towns.

Clarke said: "It was a lot easier than the first one. People refer to the second as a 'difficult' album, because for a lot of bands it's make-or-break and they rush it.

"We've given it the proper time to mature... It's been a pleasure to make, to be honest with you.

"We've obviously taken a bit longer than a lot of bands lately have taken to make records. And I think that's right."

He added that "classic bands" often spend a similar amount of time to make "classic records".

The group recently confirmed a mini-tour of small towns across the UK.