Temples: "My tears are made from glitter"

The secret behind Temples' tight, melodic psych pop tunes might have something to do with their frontman's toilet habits.

"The melody will generally start the song. It could come from something as ridiculous as going for a wee. You might have an idea that comes to your head, and I'll just press record and sing it. It's ridiculous where something can come to you," singer and lead guitarist James Bagshaw explains.

It's the band's knack for writing infectious and immediate songs that helped their debut record, 'Sun Structures', reach the Top 10 in the Official Albums Chart. It was performed live at shows across the world and brought their 60s tinged psych through the TV sets of millions; their single 'Keep In The Dark' even soundtracked a Strongbow advert.

Now, almost three years on, the well-mannered Kettering quartet have returned with 'Volcano' - an album that drives the band's sound forward, without compromising on the pop sensibilities that made its predecessor such a success.

"There's always that difficult next song, and that's apparent with being a writer anyway. Sometimes you go for a month without coming up with anything good, and you think, ‘Is this me? Can I not write music anymore?' But that's nothing to do with whether that's your first or your tenth album as far as I'm concerned.