McFly reveal the UNUSUAL way their reunion came about

They've announced their comeback album

McFly
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 1st Aug 2020

McFly are BACK with a new single, 'Happiness', and a forthcoming album, 'Young Dumb Thrills', so Fleur East and James on Free Radio caught up with Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd to find out what we can expect.

Speaking over Zoom, the boys told us how their reunion came about, and it might not be as you expected. Explaining to Fleur and James, Harry said, "It was last year when our manager got us all together and said, 'Look, this is getting ridiculous now, I've booked a night at the O2, who's in?'"

The dummer went on to recount how they were just in a hotel room when they all agreed to do this date at the O2, "So that was the thing that gave us a target, played the O2 last year, then put on a tour for this year, and then when we were in rehearsals we just agreed, let's just get in the studio in January, to keep the momentum going!"

Harry then told how they thought it would be great if they could do four or five songs, but they came away with a whole album!

Revealing that their album was fully recorded between January and March the band also revealed what we can expect from their new music. After all it's been a whole decade since they last released an album, and we really want to know if we can expect the classic McFly sound, or something new.

Dougie confessed, "It's hard to fit into one genre, it definitely has a pop sensibility, but we were really open to pretty much any approach to making a song."

The bass guitarist went on to reveal that the early part of this year when they were in the studio recording was, "Honestly one of the most favourite times in the band."

"I still feel like it sounds like us, but it's explored different routes," Dougie explained.

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Now take a look at albums released this year:

Selena Gomez, 'Rare'

Selena Gomez released her third album 'Rare' on 10th January 2020, which featured singles 'Lose You to Love Me' and 'Look at Her Now' as well as the title track 'Rare'.

Halsey, 'Manic'

Halsey released her third album 'Manic' on 17th January 2020, spawning singles 'Without Me', 'Graveyard' and 'Clementine' amongst others.

Louis Tomlinson, 'Walls'

Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson is the last of the band to put out their debut solo album, but 'Walls' was finally released on 31st January 2020.

Justin Bieber, 'Changes'

Justin Bieber's new album 'Changes' was released on Valentine's Day! His fifth record was out on 14th February 2020, and features his newest single 'Yummy'.

Lauv, 'How I'm Feeling'

Lauv's debut album 'How I'm Feeling' was released on 6th March 2020, spawning singles 'Lonely', 'Tattoos Together' and 'Feelings'.

Niall Horan, 'Heartbreak Weather'

Former One Direction star Niall Horan released his second album 'Heartbreak Weather' on 13th March 2020! The follow-up to 'Flicker' came out amid the Coronavirus, which Niall joked wasn't the best time to release new music.

Dua Lipa, 'Future Nostalgia'

Dua Lipa announced that her second album 'Future Nostalgia' was set to be released on 3rd April 2020, featuring her huge single 'Don't Start Now'. Unfortunately, the album was leaked, so Dua released it two weeks early on 27th March.

Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica'

Lady Gaga's sixth album 'Chromatica' was due to be released on 10th April 2020, but she decided to move the release date back due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was then released on 29th May.

Ellie Goulding, 'Brightest Blue'

Ellie Goulding's fourth album 'Brightest Blue' was released on 17th July, with Ellie explaining that it would be "split into two halves" - one more classical and one more pop-focused.

Taylor Swift, 'Folklore'

Taylor Swift dropped her eighth studio album 'Folklore' totally by surprise on 24th July. The record was written and recorded in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reached Number 1 in the UK charts!

The Killers, 'Imploding The Mirage'

The Killers' sixth album 'Imploding The Mirage' was set to be released on 29th May 2020, but was pushed back to 21st August 2020, featuring singles 'Caution' and 'My Own Soul's Warning'.

Katy Perry, 'Smile'

Katy Perry had a pretty huge year in 2020 - not only did she welcome her first baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom, but she also released her sixth album on 28th August!

Alicia Keys, 'Alicia'

Alicia was set to release her self-titled seventh album on 20th March 2020, but it was pushed back due to the global pandemic and instead released on 18th September.

The Vamps, 'Cherry Blossom'

The Vamps released their fifth album 'Cherry Blossom' on 16th October 2020, featuring single 'Married In Vegas' which they performed on Strictly Come Dancing!

Ariana Grande, 'Positions'

Ariana Grande dropped her sixth album 'Positions' on 30th October! It contained songs like the title track as well as '34+35' and 'Motive' with Doja Cat.

Sam Smith, 'Love Goes'

Sam Smith released their third album, 'Love Goes', on 30th October, featuring singles such as 'Dancing with a Stranger' and 'How Do You Sleep?'. It was originally set for a 5th June release date, but was pushed back.

Little Mix, 'Confetti'

Little Mix released their sixth album 'Confetti' on 6th November! The record contains incredible hits like 'Sweet Melody', 'Holiday' and 'Break Up Song'.

Miley Cyrus, 'Plastic Hearts'

Miley Cyrus dropped her seventh album 'Plastic Hearts' on 27th November. Announcing the record in October, Miley wrote that her original seventh album had been destroyed after her home was lost in the California wildfires, 'Nature did what I now see as a favor and destroyed what I couldn't let go of for myself. I lost my house in a fire but found myself in its ashes.'

Shawn Mendes, 'Wonder'

Shawn Mendes released his fourth album 'Wonder' on 4th December 2020. Collaborating with the likes of Justin Bieber, the record featured singles 'Wonder' and 'Monster', and even had an accompanying Netflix documentary following Shawn's life in the lead up to the release.

Taylor Swift, 'Evermore'

Two albums in one year is pretty good going - Ariana Grande knows what's up! Taylor put out another record less than five months after 'Folklore', saying, "To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs."

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