Supergrass's Gaz rules out 'Drones' release

Gaz Coombes has said that songs from Supergrass's aborted seventh album Release The Drones are not likely to be heard in the near future.

The band's ex-frontman claimed that he would rather concentrate on his solo work than return to the record, which was left uncompleted when Supergrass split last April.

Asked if material from the sessions could see the light of day following a number of online campaigns, Coombes told DS: "No, not now. Not at the moment. My head's not really in that at the moment.

"I'm making this record which I'm really excited about. I feel like it's the best stuff I've written for years and years and years. I feel really up about that. Why would I put myself back into that place?"

He added: "I totally respect that the fans want to hear something and they're kind of gutted that it ended halfway through a project, but it would be strange to dwell on that and put some of that out. It just doesn't seem right."

Coombes added that he could not imagine Supergrass reforming, though bassist Mick Quinn recently implied that a comeback was likely as the band remain on good terms with one another.

Gaz Coombes is currently starring in an advert for the Toyota Yaris.