Inspiral Carpets reunite with original frontman Stephen Holt

Singer Stephen Holt has returned to Inspiral Carpets after 22 years.

The Oldham band, whose had a 1990 number two album with Life, have been without a frontman since February when lead singer Tom Hingley decided to quit.

Bassist Clint Boon told XFM: "We've not actually started writing new material yet, but we are getting in the studio with the intention of doing just that.

"We're also going to be re-recording some of the songs we did back in the mid to late '80s. We're celebrating the birth of the band and going back to the garage-y roots."

Inspiral Carpets will make their return with original band member Holt, who left the band in 1989 before their chart success, at a show supporting Interpol.

Boon also recalled Noel Gallagher's audition for the group. He said: "When Steve [originally] left the band, very amicably, that's when Noel Gallagher auditioned to take his place as a singer for the Inspirals.

"We ended up with Tom Hingley, who's a great singer and still is. Imagine if we'd taken on Noel? That's another chapter of the Inspirals' history that we should maybe one day investigate."

Watch the video of Inspiral Carpets' 1990 hit single 'She Comes In The Fall':