Photo by Kirstie Shanley

The last we heard about the recently reunited Blur working on a new album was almost exactly a year ago, when producer William Orbit claimed that bandleader Damon Albarn had halted recording sessions for a new LP. Well, it looks like Blur's going to give it another shot, as Albarn suggested at the band's performance at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo (via BlurBalls) last night.In the below video, Albarn talks about the cancellation of a few forthcoming dates in Japan before dropping the bombshell: "So we have a week in Hong Kong, and we thought it would be a good time to try and record another record." Given the previous reports, hopefully things will go better this time around. (Thanks to Matthew Parkinson for the tip.)

Listen to Blur's excellent single from last year, "Under the Westway", below as well.