Inspiral Carpets unveil their first new album of studio material for two decades, simply entitled Inspiral Carpets. The album was recorded over the past year or so in Airtight Studios, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, south Manchester and has been mixed by Jim Spencer (The Charlatans, etc.).

The album is fanfared by a brand new single, 'Spitfire,' which was released at the end of August.